Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
44 million
When it comes to taking concrete steps toward Ukraine’s formal EU accession, significant obstacles lie ahead. Everything from how voting is weighted and tallied to how EU funds are distributed and the size of the European Parliament would need adjustments following the absorption of Ukraine's 44 million citizens into the union.
SOURCE: "The European Union’s Enlargement Conundrum" by CSIS's Max Bergmann, Otto Svendsen, and Sissy Martinez.
6
Six of the top 10 global semiconductor companies, measured by market capitalization and sales revenue, are U.S. companies including the largest, Intel.
SOURCE: "Can North America Become a Semiconductor Powerhouse?" by CSIS's Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Rubi Bledsoe, and Henry Ziemer.
15 percent
China displays a preference for using economic coercion against relatively small economies. With the exception of Japan, no coerced country's gross domestic product exceeds 15 percent of China's GDP.
SOURCE: "Deny, Deflect, Deter: Countering China's Economic Coercion" by CSIS's Matthew Reynolds and Matthew P. Goodman.
$215 billion
The World Trade Organization has indicated plans to adopt the theme of trade and disability into its organizational framework. Actively addressing barriers to employment for persons with disabilities could lead to a U.S. GDP increase of $215 billion by 2040.
SOURCE: "Disability Provisions in Trade Agreements" by CSIS's William Alan Reinsch and Margot Putnam.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Claire Dannenbaum, Claire Smrt, and the External Relations team.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization founded in 1962 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It seeks to advance global security and prosperity by providing strategic insights and policy solutions to decisionmakers.
