Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
20 percent
A decline in aid commitments to Ukraine began in August as funding started to run out. Presidential drawdown authority transfers in December were only about 20 percent of the previous average level.
SOURCE: "The Impact of Ending Military Aid to Ukraine: Gradual Decline, Then Collapse" by CSIS's Mark F. Cancian.
623 miles
In North Korea's latest missile test, a solid-fuel Hwasong-18 ICBM flew on a lofted trajectory and traveled about 623 miles before it fell into the waters of the Sea of Japan.
SOURCE: "North Korea Warns with the Fifth ICBM Test" by CSIS's Victor Cha and Ellen Kim.
$71.9 billion
The U.S. Department of Defense is the largest recipient of Ukraine aid. $71.9 billion has been allocated for defense-wide operations and maintenance across all supplemental packages combined.
SOURCE: "What’s at Stake for Ukraine in the Senate Supplemental" by CSIS's Elizabeth Hoffman, Shivani Vakharia, and Jaehyun Han.
4,648 acres
Of all claimants in the South China Sea, China has caused the most reef destruction through dredging and land fill, burying roughly 4,648 acres of reefs.
SOURCE: "Deep Blue Scars: Environmental Threats
to the South China Sea" by CSIS's Monica Sato, Harrison Prétat, Tabitha Mallory, Hao Chen, and Gregory Poling.
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.
