Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
$3.8 billion
Israel receives $3.8 billion of military aid annually, but this will not cover the costs imposed by the war with Hamas. President Biden will likely ask for a supplemental appropriation to provide additional aid.
SOURCE: "Can the United States Equip Israel while Simultaneously Equipping Ukraine and Taiwan?" by CSIS's Mark F. Cancian.
3,200 rockets
The more than 3,200 rockets the Israel Defense Forces claimed Hamas launched on October 7 and 8 surpassed the total number of rockets fired in any year since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip, except 2014 and 2021.
SOURCE: "What’s Next for Hamas and Israel?" by CSIS's Alexander Palmer and Daniel Byman.
28.5 percent
Huawei’s worldwide revenue declined 28.5 percent between 2020 and 2021 due to U.S. export controls on advanced chips. The damage was especially severe in Huawei’s smartphones business, which was essentially cut off from 5G technology.
SOURCE: "In Chip Race, China Gives Huawei the Steering Wheel: Huawei’s New Smartphone and the Future of Semiconductor Export Controls" by CSIS's Gregory C. Allen.
73 railcars
CSIS satellite imagery analysis shows 73 railcars at North Korea’s Tumangang Rail Facility on the Russian border, representing unprecedented rail traffic between the countries after the Kim-Putin summit.
SOURCE: "Dramatic Increase in DPRK-Russia Border Rail Traffic After Kim-Putin Summit" by CSIS's Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha, and Jennifer Jun.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Lauren Adler 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.
