Machine Learning to Predict and Prevent War

Promoting peace through data analysis and machine learning
Predictive Analytics
Author

Thomas Hodges

Published

June 1, 2025

Project Summary

This project is a work in progress. You can see more about it on my blog.

The plan is to use publicly available data to predict the occurrence of war.

Skills Demonstrated

  • Python

    • Numpy

    • Pandas

    • Scikit-learn

  • SQL

  • Predictive and prescriptive analytics

  • Machine Learning

  • Time Series Analysis

Real-World Applications

  • Risk Management

  • Global Security

  • International Trade

  • Geopolitical Strategy

Key Highlights

  • SQL data joins

  • Machine Learning algorithm comparison

  • Hyperparameter tuning

  • Model ensemble