Today, cybercrime is $1 trillion dollar drag on the global economy—an increase of over 50% since 2018. However, slightly more than half of surveyed organizations said they do not have plans to both prevent and respond to a cyber incident.

SOURCE: "The Hidden Costs of Cybercrime" by CSIS's James A. Lewis, Zhanna Malekos Smith, and Eugenia Lostri. 

In 1950, less than one-third of the global population lived in cities; in 2050, less than one-third will be rural. As the world's landscapes undergo rapid urbanization, the United States will need to shift its gaze from the Sahel to Sao Paulo and from the Hindu Kush to Kinshasa to promote economic prosperity, secure lives and livelihoods, and revitalize democracy across the globe.

SOURCE: "Experts React: Urban Legends" by CSIS's Caitlin Welsh, Erol Yayboke, Jacob Kurtzer, and Judd Devermont. 

On Sunday, December 6, the Maduro regime held elections for the National Assembly, the last remaining democratically elected institution in the country. However, only 5.2 million people turned out throughout Venezuela. 

SOURCE: "The International Response to Venezuela's Rigged Parliamentary Elections." by CSIS's Moises Rendon and Claudia Fernandez. 

Despite the massive state support of over $45 billion to COMAC, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, China's aerospace sector lags far behind the U.S. and Europe.

SOURCE: "China's COMAC: An Aerospace Minor Leaguer" by CSIS's Scott Kennedy.