Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
4 intelligence sites
Satellite imagery and open-source information assessed by CSIS offer an unprecedented look at four active intelligence sites in Cuba that China may be using to conduct electronic surveillance operations on the United States.
SOURCE: "Secret Signals: Decoding China's Intelligence Activities in Cuba" by CSIS's Matthew P. Funaiole, Aidan Powers-Riggs, Brian Hart, Henry Ziemer, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Ryan C. Berg, and Christopher Hernandez-Roy.
700 personnel
Earlier this month, NATO defense ministers confirmed they will establish a new NATO command in Wiesbaden, Germany, with nearly 700 allied personnel.
SOURCE: "What Will Happen at NATO’s Washington Summit?" by CSIS's Sean Monaghan, Sissy Martinez, Andrea Leonard Palazzi, and Otto Svendsen.
60 satellites
Russian space equities are a shadow of what they were during Soviet times. Last year, the United States launched 2,221 satellites while Russia launched only 60.
SOURCE: "Is There a Path to Counter Russia’s Space Weapons?" by CSIS's Clayton Swope and Makena Young.
80 percent
China has dominated global solar manufacturing since 2008. Today, it holds over 80 percent of market share.
SOURCE: "Assessing the United States’ Solar Power Play" by CSIS's Quill Robinson and Ryan Featherston.
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.
