Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
48.4 percent
Today, Brazil heads into the second round of its general election. In the first round, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received 48.4 percent of the vote and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro received 43.2 percent.
SOURCE: "Brazil: Five Phenomena and Three Scenarios" by CSIS's Lauri Tähtinen.
12 pages
The 2022 Missile Defense Review advances several critical mission areas but leaves some questions unanswered. The 12-page, 4,700-word document is dramatically shorter than the 2019 version, which came in at 100 pages and 28,834 words.
SOURCE: "The 2022 Missile Defense Review: Still Seeking Alignment" by CSIS's Tom Karako.
$500 million
The CHIPS Act assigns $500 million over five years to a new International Technology Security and Innovation (ITSI) Fund coordinated by the State Department.
SOURCE: “State Department Needs to Spend Its CHIPS Fund Wisely” by CSISs Erin Murphy, Matthew P. Goodman, and James A. Lewis.
306 million people
An estimated 306 million people require humanitarian assistance or protection globally, according to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
SOURCE: "Mitigating Financial Access Challenges" by CSIS's Jacob Kurtzer, Sue Eckert, and Sierra Ballard.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Claire Dannenbaum, Claire Smrt, and the External Relations team.
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