Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
4,400
Since October 7, there have been more than 4,400 violent incidents concentrated around the Blue Line and the Golan Heights involving Israel and Hezbollah, according to CSIS analysis.
SOURCE: "The Coming Conflict with Hezbollah" by CSIS's Seth G. Jones, Daniel Byman, Alexander Palmer, and Riley McCabe.
14 percent
Climate-related water scarcity in the Middle East is projected to reduce GDP in the Arab states by as much as 14 percent by 2050.
SOURCE: "Surviving Scarcity: Water and the Future of the Middle East," by CSIS's Natasha Hall.
300,000
Last year, the Biden administration worked with South Korea to send over 300,000 155-millimeter shells to Ukraine. The administration may need to re-tap the South Korean munitions stockpile to arm Ukraine.
SOURCE: "Can South Korean 105-Millimeter Ammunition Rescue Ukraine?" by CSIS's Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park.
1,000
In the past decade, Niger had emerged as a U.S. foothold for military operations in the Sahel region, with two major U.S. bases and roughly 1,000 military personnel in the country.
SOURCE: "The Cost of Paternalism: Sahelian Countries Push Back on the West," by CSIS's Catherine Nzuki.
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.
