Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
289,000 LT
With the redeployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. naval presence in the Caribbean reaches a level unseen since the Cold War, at 289,000 long tons.
SOURCE: "USS Ford arrives in the Caribbean: Will It Strike or Stand Down?" by CSIS's Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park.
17 percent
The sheer concentration of cables funneling through the remarkably narrow Red Sea cements Egypt’s status as a global chokepoint in subsea cable systems, responsible for approximately 17 percent of global internet traffic.
SOURCE: "The Strategic Future of Subsea Cables: Egypt Case Study" by CSIS's Erin L. Murphy and Thomas Bryja.
$1 billion
USAID was the world’s largest bilateral donor in education, with over $1 billion in annual allocations for international education. With the agency's closure, hundreds of education programs in dozens of countries were abruptly halted.
SOURCE: "USAID Youth Engagement: A Potential Generation Lost?" by CSIS's Hadeil Ali.
70 percent
The expansion of electricity capacity is increasingly powered by low-emission sources, many of which have outpaced growth projections. Since 2010, the cost of onshore wind has decreased by 70 percent.
SOURCE: "Navigating a New Energy Investment Paradigm" by CSIS's Ray Cai.
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.
