Each
week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
1,000 Kilometers
Kumchon-ni, one of North Korea's 20 secret missile bases, houses 1,000-kilometer-range Hwasong-9 missiles that are able to strike targets in the southern half of Japan and throughout South Korea.
SOURCE: "Undeclared North Korea: The Kumchon-ni Missile Operating Base," by CSIS's Joe Bermudez and Victor Cha.
2,000
Over a year into the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, there have been over 3,000 cases and 2,000 deaths.
SOURCE: "The Ebola Virus Is Winning in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo," by CSIS's Stephen Morrison.
4%
Only 4% of the global population live in countries where
governments fully respect the freedoms of association, peaceful assembly, and expression.
SOURCE: "Human Rights in a Shifting Landscape: Recommendations for Congress," by CSIS's Amy Lehr, Mike Green, Victor Cha, Jon Alterman, Judd Devermont, Sara Allinder, Melissa Dalton, Mark Schneider, & Erol Yayboke.
68 Billion
As the Yamal LNG project reaches full capacity and Arctic 2 LNG comes online, Russia is expected to triple its liquefied natural gas exports to 68 billion cubic meters.
SOURCE: "The Era of the Gas Mega-Players," by CSIS's Nikos Tsafos.
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