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Can CPEC Move Beyond Infrastructure?
September 10, 2021

Can CPEC Move Beyond Infrastructure?

By Muhammad Tayyab Safdar and Max C. Barte
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has largely failed to provide the manufacturing investment Pakistan so desperately needs.

Chaos in Afghanistan Threatens CPEC
July 19, 2021

Chaos in Afghanistan Threatens CPEC

By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
The latest attack in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province confirms what analysts already feared: Taliban advances in Afghanistan are emboldening terrorists seeking to target Chinese interests in Pakistan.
What Happened to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor?
February 16, 2021

What Happened to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor?

By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
Six months after a supposed revival, the project has been in headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Pakistan’s ‘Occupied Balochistan’
June 22, 2020

Pakistan’s ‘Occupied Balochistan’

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Drawing parallels with Bosnia, Palestine, and Kashmir, the Balochistan National Party chief accused the state of colonizing the region.

Can China Solve Pakistan’s Energy Crisis?
June 12, 2019

Can China Solve Pakistan’s Energy Crisis?

By Sheraz Aziz
CPEC has great promise, but Pakistan must be clear-eyed about the environmental and political costs.

Can Pakistan Protect CPEC?
May 20, 2019

Can Pakistan Protect CPEC?

By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
An attack on a luxury hotel in the heart of Gwadar proves that Pakistan's military-centric approach is failing.

Is the Crown Jewel of the Belt and Road Losing Its Shine?
October 24, 2018

Is the Crown Jewel of the Belt and Road Losing Its Shine?

By Shannon Tiezzi
A new report suggests that Pakistan’s new government is rethinking CPEC. What does that mean for the whole BRI?
Gwadar: Emerging Port City or Chinese Colony?
October 05, 2018

Gwadar: Emerging Port City or Chinese Colony?

By Logan Pauley and Hamza Shad
Pakistan must take care that Gwadar doesn't become a Chinese “state within a state.”

What’s Happening at Pakistan’s Gwadar Port?
June 17, 2017

What’s Happening at Pakistan’s Gwadar Port?

By Zofeen T Ebrahim
Despite big promises, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is yet to deliver local benefits.

Can Pakistan Afford CPEC?
June 16, 2017

Can Pakistan Afford CPEC?

By K.S. Venkatachalam
There are concerns that the secretive agreement will lead to unsustainable debt for Pakistan while China reaps the benefits.

Is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor a 21st Century East India Company?
November 11, 2016

Is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor a 21st Century East India Company?

By Abdur Rehman Shah
A closer look at the hidden dangers CPEC could bring for Pakistan.
Interview: Peter Frankopan
May 17, 2016

Interview: Peter Frankopan

By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
The Oxford historian on China-Pakistan relations, the Silk Road, and implications for India.

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