Rare earths and critical minerals are essential materials for clean energy. China dominates much of the supply chains today and accounts for 80 percent of U.S. imports of rare-earth compounds and metals.

SOURCE: "The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals Supply Chains" by CSIS's Jane Nakano.
 

Over the course of last year, 68 countries experienced mass protest movements, with violence erupting around protests in more than 18 countries—a sharp and worrisome uptick from 2019.

SOURCE: "Global Political Protests and the Future of Democracy" by CSIS's Samuel Brannen and Riley McCabe. 
 

Of the United States’ 3,007 counties, 50% of new HIV/ AIDS infections are contained to just 48 counties plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico—illustrating the demographic and geographic focus of the epidemic.

SOURCE: "The Pandemic Paradox - HIV on the Edge: The Paradoxical Present" a docuseries from CSIS's Steve Morrison and the CSIS Global Health Policy Center. 

The countries of the Northern Triangle—Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador—lose more than 3 percent of their GDP to organized crime annually. By passing the United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act, the Biden administration has some new tools to support anti-corruption measures and curb irregular migration from the region. 

SOURCE: "Navigating the United States - Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act" by CSIS's Dan Runde and Linnea Sandin.