Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
1,000 profiles
Throughout a recent disinformation campaign, Russia employed AI to create over 1,000 fake American profiles on social media, then used those profiles to spread anti-Ukraine, pro-Russian narratives in the United States.
SOURCE: "A Russian Bot Farm Used AI to Lie to Americans. What Now?" by CSIS's Emily Harding.
$43 billion
NATO agreed to a long-term pledge of security assistance to Ukraine to ensure current funding levels—at least $43 billion annually, divided proportionately among allies—are maintained.
SOURCE: "Beyond “Trump-Proofing”: NATO’s Real Adversaries by CSIS's Sean Monaghan.
5 million barrels
As the world’s largest oil exporter, Russia has typically supplied the world with some 5 million barrels per day. Sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine were designed to pressure Russia while avoiding supply disruptions or price shocks.
SOURCE: "Oil Market Interventions and Consequences" by CSIS's Ben Cahill and Adi Imsirovic.
$1.3 billion
U.S. venture capital in China has fallen off from the peak of $14.4 billion in 2018 to $1.3 billion in 2022.
SOURCE: "Anatomy of a Technology Blockade: Unpacking the Outbound Investment Order" by CSIS's Barath Harithas.
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.
