Belt and Road Initiative

Kazakhstan shows how to meet China on its own terms

· The Central Asian nation is taking advantage of its strategic location to diversify away from its traditional dependence on...

China has much to lose as war in Ukraine turns Europe away from globalisation

A view from Central Europe, from interviews conducted for an EU-funded, Erasmus + Jean Monnet Research Network survey of Eurasian...

Myanmar’s Perfect Storm of Risks on China’s Belt and Road

Because of its strategic location between major regional powers, Myanmar’s participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative inevitably...

In the middle of a perfect storm: political risks of the Belt and Road project at Kyaukphyu, Myanmar

China’s Belt and Road Initiative features major initiatives in South and South East Asia and beyond for infrastructure connectivity and...

Contest in the Pacific: China - Pacific islands economic diplomacy

Despite the creation of a 10+1 China - Pacific Islands Economic Development and Cooperation forum, there is no regional Pacific islands...

The AIIB: Chinese multilateralism at a time of geopolitical shift

Originally published in Society and Economy Abstract How China will contribute to global governance has become a critical question in...

Three Seas Initiative: a European answer to China's Belt and Road?

Everyone wins except Russia, from grand plans to bolster south-north infrastructure connectivity in Central Europe: the EU 3 Seas Initiative

Managing political risks on the Belt and Road

This year has demonstrated the critical importance of managing risks. An Expert Blog on Belt and Road risks

Global opportunities, but with political risks

China is taking a leading role in world order. A closer look at the Belt & Road Initiative can help to understand - and manage - the risks

Political risk on the Belt and Road

China's Belt & Road Initiative has generated a discourse of political risks, at the same time as rising US-China geopolitical contest

The Belt and Road Initiative and the Geopolitics of the South Pacific

Australia sees the South Pacific through a security lens, China has economic priorities. Might they partner for sustainable development?