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By The Numbers
Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
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** 21%
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Iran has sabotaged and seized several oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz - where approximately 21% of the global oil supply is transported through - to disrupt oil markets and further escalate tensions with the United States and its allies.
SOURCE: "Oil Markets, Oil Attacks, and the Strategic Straits," by CSIS's Andrew Stanley and John Schaus.
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By 2050, Africa will host at least 9 "megacities" of more than ten million people and more than two dozen in excess of 5 million.
SOURCE: "Africa’s Cities Are About to Boom – and Maybe Explode," by CSIS's Judd Devermont and Todd Moss.
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** $43 Billion
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The Bolivarian Joint Criminal Enterprise - a trust-based multinational social and criminal network - has stolen or laundered up to $43 billion over the past decade.
SOURCE: "Identifying and Responding to Criminal Threats from Venezuela," by CSIS's Moises Rendon.
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** 51
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On July 22, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) released "China’s National Defense in the New Era," a 51-page White Paper response to to the United States' 2017 National Security Strategy and in 2018 National Defense Strategy.
SOURCE: "China’s New 2019 Defense White Paper," by CSIS's Anthony Cordesman.
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** 8%
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In 2018, just over 8% of the U.S. labor force was employed in manufacturing, a steep drop compared to 26.4% in 1970.
SOURCE: "Training the Next Revolution in American Manufacturing," by CSIS's Jonathan Robison, Bill Reinsch, and Jack Caporal.
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