Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
90 GW
CSIS experts estimate that data center expansion to support AI infrastructure demand will require up to 90 gigawatts of new energy demand by 2030.
SOURCE: "Securing Full Stack U.S. Leadership in AI" by CSIS's Navin Girishankar, Joseph Majkut, Cy McGeady, Barath Harithas, and Karl Smith.
273 million
Between 2015 and 2023, Mexican authorities seized 273 million doses of fentanyl, with major Chinese-operated ports serving as primary transit hubs.
SOURCE: "Chinese Ports in Panama Come Under New Management" by CSIS's Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Henry Ziemer, and Rubi Bledsoe.
80 times more
Any job gains in U.S. steel production due to new tariffs will likely be overshadowed by much larger losses in industries that rely on affordable steel, which employ 80 times more people.
SOURCE: "U.S. Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Won’t Solve the Chinese Dumping Problem" by CSIS's Philip Luck and Evan Brown.
60 percent
While China has refrained from directly sending weapons to Russia, it is the main conduit for dual-use components and up to 60 percent of foreign weapon parts that aid Putin's war in Ukraine.
SOURCE: "Friends with Benefits: How Russia’s Opportunistic Partnerships Stymie Nonproliferation Efforts" by CSIS's Astrid Chevreuil with Léonie Allard and Nicholas Lokker.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Lauren Adler and the External Relations team.
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