Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
51 aircraft
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported a significant jump in military activity around Taiwan on August 18, with 51 Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft operating around the island—the most since August 7—and six PLA Navy vessels.
SOURCE: "Tracking the Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis (Updated August 19)" by CSIS's Bonny Lin, Brian Hart, Matthew P. Funaiole, Samantha Lu, Hannah Price, and Nicholas Kaufman.
10 points
Afghanistan’s Freedom in the World score fell to 10 points, a drop of 17 points over a single year–further than any other country over the course of the year except Myanmar.
SOURCE: "New Century, Old Taliban" by CSIS's Marti Flacks and Lauren Burke.
€8 billion
EU countries have created promising tools to jointly develop and procure defense capabilities, such as the European Defense Fund, which has been allocated €8 billion ($8.3 billion) for 2021 to 2027.
SOURCE: "Transforming European Defense" by CSIS's Max Bergmann, Colin Wall, and Sean Monaghan.
10 years
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of five priority countries under the U.S. Global Fragility Strategy. The U.S. government has made a 10-year commitment to addressing fragility in PNG and is currently planning its approach.
SOURCE: "Addressing Fragility in Papua New Guinea" by CSIS's Erol Yayboke, Bridi Rice, Catherine Nzuki, and Anastasia Strouboulis.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Claire Dannenbaum, Claire Smrt, and the External Relations team.
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