{"index":"TCR Global Friction Index","version":"v3","period":"August 2026","generated_at":"2026-08-19T20:00:57.236Z","friction_score":20,"friction_level":"MODERATE","total_articles_analyzed":25,"total_verified_signals":4,"total_regulations_tracked":2081,"risk_breakdown":{"critical":6,"high":19},"signal_risk_breakdown":{"critical":2,"high":2},"methodology":"Weighted aggregation of published trade-intelligence evidence and independently verified, deduplicated source signals (critical=5, high=3, medium=1.5, low=0.5; source signals confidence-weighted) normalized to 0–100 over a 30-day rolling window. Alerts themselves never contribute.","source":"Trade Compliance Records — tradecompliancerecords.com","attribution":"Anthony James Peacock, Industrial Infrastructure Architect, LinkDaddy LLC"}