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Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
Washington Is Missing the Point on Alternatives to the Belt and Road Initiative
By Zenel Garcia and Alex Marino
Any alternative corridor (like IMEC) is likely to leverage BRI hubs and completed projects – thus making them complementary rather than competing initiatives.
China’s Alternative Global Trade System
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Henry Gao.
China Infrastructure Pledges Falling Short in Southeast Asia, Report Claims
By Sebastian Strangio
Despite unfulfilled pledges of more than $50 billion, Beijing still remains the region's largest infrastructure funder by a considerable margin.
How Does China Study Central Asia?
By Catherine Putz
A conversation with Frank Maracchione on Central Asia studies in China.
China’s Belt and Road and Its Alternatives: Competing or Complementary?
By Zenel Garcia
Promoting various economic corridors as “alternatives” to the BRI misses the mark, for three reasons.
Montenegro’s Scandal-ridden Chinese Road
By Nicholas Muller
A decade on, the country faces crippling economic challenges and environmental degradation from the ambitious (and still incomplete) highway project.
What Happens to Central Asian Youth After Following China’s ‘Educational Silk Road?’
By Adina Masalbekova and Nigora Tangatarova
In contrast to the past, when youth from Central Asia largely migrated to Russia and other countries to do hard, physical labor, the younger generation is more focused on looking for educational opportunities abroad.
The Belt and Road Initiative’s Impact Depends on the Recipient Country
By Tola Amusan
The nature of domestic institutions in China’s partners determines whether the BRI actually advances socioeconomic development or simply enriches elites.
Unrest in the Middle East Is Bad for Both CPEC and IMEC
By Burak Elmali
As uncertainties deepen, what lies ahead for these dueling connectivity projects?
China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia: The Next Decade
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at the future prospects of Beijing’s BRI in the region.
From a Global Summit, the Belt and Road Forum Has Become a Venue for China’s ‘Old Friends’
By Andreea Brînză
The BRF is no longer attracting new faces and expanding China’s influence, as it once did.
Don’t Count on China’s Belt and Road Initiative to Disappear
By Jacob Gunter
The BRI is not set to fade away. It has already changed China’s position in the world, and it will continue to do so moving forward.