Thanks for replying!

It's a really cool idea, it may just need filters or something so you can put more activity without saturating the map. It may also be worth thinking about the scale of a conflict or event scaling the icon. So, for example the Russia Ukraine issue is very popular, has been ongoing for awhile now and affects quite a lot around the world... So that would be bigger (just a thought). The final thing is how to manage when multiple countries are involved.

Good luck and well done!