The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied producers announced a two million barrels per day production cut and an extension of the cooperation agreement between the core OPEC countries, Russia, and other producers through 2023.

SOURCE: “What Did Saudi Arabia Just Do?” by CSIS’s Jon B. Alterman, Joseph Majkut, and Ben Cahill.

CSIS surveyed 500+ Taiwanese businesses with operations in Mainland China. 26 percent stated they have already moved at least some of their production or sourcing out of the mainland while another 33 percent are considering doing so.

SOURCE: “The Potential Consequences of a Crisis of Confidence in the Taiwanese Business Community" by CSIS's Scott Kennedy in "Are Washington and Beijing on a Collision Course over Taiwan?"

Between 6:01 a.m. and 6:23 a.m. on October 6, 2022, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan. This is the sixth North Korean missile event in the last 12 days.

SOURCE: “North Korea Continues Provocations” by CSIS’s Victor Cha and Ellen Kim.

As of September 30, 2022, 7,536,433 Ukrainian refugees have been registered outside of Ukraine. Poland and Germany have received the most refugees—over one million each.

SOURCE: “Update on Forced Displacement around Ukraine" by CSIS's Erol Yayboke.