In two separate packages, Congress has appropriated $54 billion in assistance to Ukraine. On an inflation-adjusted basis, the United States has already allocated more money for assistance to Ukraine in the past five months than it did on a yearly basis during the height of the Marshall Plan.

SOURCE: “Balancing Oversight and Risk: Transparency for U.S. Foreign Assistance to Ukraine” by CSIS’s Conor M. Savoy and Janina Staguhn.

Concerns about China’s presence in the Russian Far East have waned somewhat in recent years, and China is broadly popular among the Russian public. According to the Pew Research Center, 71 percent of Russians said they viewed China positively in 2019—the highest of all 35 countries surveyed. However, China’s presence in the Russia Far East continues to provoke negative views.

SOURCE: "What Are the Weaknesses of the China-Russia Relationship?" by CSIS's China Power project.

The United States and the European Union are embarking on parallel policy tracks involving the commitment of large public resources to strengthening indigenous semiconductor capability. In the United States, legislation being reconciled in Congress provides for $52 billion in federal outlays, while the European Union’s initiatives envision new and previously committed public investments of comparable magnitude.

SOURCE: "Opportunities and Pitfalls for U.S.-EU Collaboration on Semiconductor Value Chain Resilience" by CSIS's Sujai Shivakumar and Charles Wessner, and Thomas Howell.

In the Paracel Islands, Lincoln, Money, and Pattle islands have all seen their harbors expanded in the last two years. Lincoln’s was expanded from 175 to 200 meters wide in March 2021, Money’s grew from 150 to 190 meters in March 2022, and Pattle’s from 190 to 250 meters a month later.

SOURCE: "More Island Upgrades Across The South China Sea" by CSIS's Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative.