Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
34 attacks
The number of Russian sabotage and subversion attacks against Western countries nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024, from 12 to 34 attacks.
SOURCE: "Russia’s Shadow War Against the West" by CSIS's Seth G. Jones.
100
Beijing has targeted over 100 companies with strategic disinformation campaigns, including Walmart and the National Basketball Association.
SOURCE: "Foreign Malign Influence Targeting U.S. and Allied Corporations" by CSIS's Daniel Byman.
$500 billion
Sanctions have deprived Russia of more than $500 billion in potential war funds and restricted its access to key industrial components, forcing it to pay exorbitant markups for crucial inputs.
SOURCE: "Back & Forth 3: Do Sanctions Work?" by Nick Kumleben and CSIS's Philip Luck and Andrea Leonard Palazzi.
1,000,000
The United States imported 11,381 net gigawatt-hours of Canadian electricity in 2024, equivalent to the annual electricity use of roughly 1,000,000 residential homes.
SOURCE: "Consequences of U.S.-Canada Electricity Tariffs" by CSIS's Cy McGeady and Bridgette Schafer.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Lauren Adler and the External Relations team.
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