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2 hours

On October 16, President Xi Jinping opened the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress with a nearly two hour speech, which included a doubling down on his assertive approach to foreign policy and a focus on national security.



SOURCE: "China’s 20th Party Congress Report: Doubling Down in the Face of External Threats" by CSIS's Bonny Lin, Brian Hart, Matthew P. Funaiole, and Samantha Lu.

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92 percent

Worries about a supply shock this winter have somewhat eased since European Union countries have replenished their natural gas inventories, reaching an EU-wide rate of 92 percent by October 17.



SOURCE: "European Union Considers New Gas Market Interventions" by CSIS's Ben Cahill and Allegra Dawes.

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$95.5 billion

Russia continues to destroy Ukraine’s infrastructure, including roads, bridges, seaports, and railways. Estimates by the Kyiv School of Economics place infrastructure damages at $95.5 billion as of June 13, 2022.



SOURCE: "Modernizing Ukraine’s Transport and Logistics Infrastructure" by CSIS's Romina Bandura, Janina Staguhn, and Benjamin Jensen.

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8.6 percent

The U.S. venture capital industry remains male-dominated, with women only representing 8.6 percent of all venture capitalists.



SOURCE: "Addressing the Gender Imbalance in Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship" by CSIS's Alexander Kersten and Gabrielle Athanasia.

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