China's Ministry of Public Security operates beyond traditional espionage as part of its political warfare strategy. Recent reports indicate that Chinese law enforcement elements have established over 50 overseas police centers in 21 countries on five continents.

SOURCE: "Competing Without Fighting: China's Strategy of Political Warfare" by CSIS's Seth G. Jones, Emily Harding, Catrina Doxsee, Jake Harrington, and Riley McCabe.

Russia entered the war in Ukraine with a frontline force of around 2,927 battle tanks. By February 2023, Russia had lost at least 1,900—around two-thirds of its original total. This means at a minimum Russia has been losing an average of about 150 tanks per month.

SOURCE: "A War of Attrition: Assessing the Impact of Equipment Shortages on Russian Military Operations in Ukraine" by CSIS's Paul Schwartz and edited by CSIS's Max Bergmann, Maria Snegovaya, Tina Dolbaia, and Nick Fenton.

This week, the Biden administration announced $345 million of military aid to Taiwan. This does not represent a change in overall U.S. policy but is a major shift from previous arms sale practices and implies a closer military relationship.

SOURCE: "A New Mechanism for an Old Policy: The United States Uses Drawdown Authority to Support Taiwan" by CSIS's Mark F. Cancian and Bonny Lin.

Starting in 2019, a Hezbollah proxy infiltrated around 250 servers in the United States, Great Britain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, and Palestine. The group stole data from Egyptian data companies, Saudi internet providers, and U.S.-based companies and public offices.

SOURCE: "Understanding Hamas’s and Hezbollah’s Uses of Information Technology" by CSIS's Daniel Byman and Emma McCaleb.