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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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** 8,000
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With supervision from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps - Quds Force (IRGC-QF), Hezbollah has deployed up to 8,000 fighters to train, advise, and assist thousands of other Shia and non-state groups in Syria.

SOURCE: "Dangerous Liaisons: Russian Cooperation with Iran in Syria," by CSIS's Seth Jones, Nick Harrington, and Joe Bermudez.
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** $35 Million
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North Korea's cyber attack on Sony in 2014 caused an estimated $35 million in IT infrastructure damages.

SOURCE: "By Other Means—Part I: Campaigning in the Gray Zone," by CSIS's Kathleen Hicks, Alice Hunt Friend, Hijab Shah, Joseph Federici, Asya Akca, and Lindsey Sheppard.
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** 600 Million
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With 600 million of its citizens yet to join the middle class, China uses its diminished per-capita GDP to extract disproportionate industrial subsidies from the World Trade Organization (WTO).

SOURCE: "Home and Abroad: Building U.S. Global Economic Leadership on Strong Domestic Foundations," by CSIS's John Hamre, Matt Goodman, Bill Reinsch, Sarah Ladislaw, Jim Lewis, Dan Runde, Romina Bandura, Stephanie Segal, and Dylan Gerstel.
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** 216.9%
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The total number of weapons released by both manned and remotely piloted aircraft in Afghanistan has increased 216.9% since 2013.

SOURCE: "Creating a Real Peace in Afghanistan," by CSIS's Anthony Cordesman.
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** 2,600
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Turkish President Erdogan purged 2,600 military officers - including half of his country's fighter pilots - after an attempted coup in July 2016. Erdogan's newly purchased S-400 air and missile defense system is designed to both strengthen Turkey's strategic partnership with Russia and deter future coup attempts from Turkey's air force.

SOURCE: "Coup-proofing? Making Sense of Turkey’s S-400 Decision," by CSIS's Tom Karako.
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