Congress has passed several spending packages in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Department of Defense has received a majority of the appropriations, totaling $61.8 billion.

SOURCE: "The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Assistance to Ukraine: A Deep Dive into the Data" by CSIS's Elizabeth Hoffman, Jaehyun Han, and Shivani Vakharia.

China’s top domestic chipmaker has begun production on an advanced 7-nanometer chip, exploiting a vulnerability in the U.S.-led semiconductor blockade.

SOURCE: "Contextualizing the National Security Concerns over China’s Domestically Produced High-End Chip" by CSIS's Matthew Schleich and William Alan Reinsch.

As of last October, 6.7 million UK households were experiencing fuel poverty due to months of record-high energy prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

SOURCE: "How the United Kingdom Can Demonstrate Climate Leadership in a Changing World" by CSIS's Quill Robinson and Joseph Majkut.

Both Azerbaijan and Armenia have rapidly militarized since the 1990s. In 2020, both countries spent more than double the global average of 2.4 percent of GDP on defense.

SOURCE: "A Renewed Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Reading Between the Front Lines" by CSIS's Mathieu Droin, Tina Dolbaia, and Abigail Edwards.