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By The Numbers
Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
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** $800 Billion
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Since entering Afghanistan 18 years ago, the United States has spent $800 billion and suffered more than 2,400 fatalities.
SOURCE: "Tell Me How This Ends: Military Advice, Strategic Goals, and the “Forever War” in Afghanistan," by CSIS's Mark Cancian.
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** 120,000
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The Basij, a civilian paramilitary organization controlled by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), claims to manage 120,000 cyberwar volunteers.
SOURCE: "Iran and Cyber Power," by CSIS's Jim Lewis.
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** 3,200 Acres
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China has built 3,200 acres of new land through dredging and artificial island-building in the South China Sea’s Spratly and Paracel Islands.
SOURCE: "By Other Means—Part I: Campaigning in the Gray Zone," by CSIS's Kathleen Hicks, Alice Hunt Friend, Melissa Dalton, Hijab Shah, Joseph Federici, Asya Akca, and Lindsey Sheppard.
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** $1 Billion
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The Trump administration has cut as much as $1 billion in aid to the North Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras until migration stops.
SOURCE: "The Last Thing El Salvador’s New President Needs Is for the United States to Cut Billions in Aid," by CSIS's Mark Schneider.
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** 4 Times
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In 2018, NATO Europe spent $281.7 billion on defense, over four times as much as Russia's $63.12 billion defense budget. Including the U.S., NATO spent 14 times as much on defense in 2018 as Russia.
SOURCE: "NATO: Going From the 2% Non-Solution to Meaningful Planning," by CSIS's Anthony Cordesman.
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