The Shaping of Sino-GCC Relations: Economic Alliance or More?
For instance, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) created lucrative business opportunities for China while functioning as a soft power instrument.
EU-China Relations: Rivals or Partners?
This is the same reason why, conversely, some countries of the former Eastern European bloc have approached China's Belt and Road Initiative positively.
Food Inflation, Global Crisis, and Turkey
China has a lot to contribute through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in supply chain management, its active role in spare field crop capacities in Africa and Latin America, and in dealing with stocking.
Report: War in Ukraine Affects the Global Economy and Turkey
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which China has launched as the project of the century, is also adversely affected by the war.
A Year On, The Taliban Still Seek International Recognition
It is also concerned about the Belt and Road Initiative which runs through Afghan territory.
Saudi and Emirati Pivot to Russia and China: Shift of Axis or Extreme Hedging?
The two Gulf countries also form an important pillar of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and the UAE and Saudi Arabia ranked the second and third largest recipients of China’s construction investments under the BRI respectively.
African Politics, Tribal Violence, and Socio-Economic Rivalry in Africa
Taking up arms and intercommunal tensions have been politicized, as is largely the case with the Niger-Delta crisis in the country's south-south zone, conflicts between Fulani herders and local farmers in the Middle Belt and other parts of Nigeria, Muslim-Christian clashes in Kaduna, and the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast.
China vs Russia in Central Asia?
The Chinese road to global supremacy runs through ambitious but articulate strategies like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
How Will the New China-Russia Gas Deal Affect the Ukraine Crisis?
In the last several years, China has cultivated commercial interests in Ukraine, including defense industry and critical infrastructure within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and hence would be unlikely to welcome hostilities in this country.
The Turcos Are Coming: Turkey’s Growing Ties with Latin America
Among other reasons, this is why Jair Bolsonaro is soon visiting Moscow, Alberto Fernandez decided to join the Chinese-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and Bukele visited Turkey.
CSTO Mission in Kazakhstan Will Have Implications for Central Asia
Furthermore, with the development of China’s Belt and Road Initiative and other regional economic initiatives such as the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India natural gas pipeline project, the region’s strategic geo-economic/political value for Russia will only increase.
How to Read Military and Trade Relations between China and Israel
Read: The Myth of Apolitical China: Why the West Refuses to Accept China’s Superpower StatusChinese expansion into Israel comes within the framework of Chinese President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative, under which China could invest billions of U.
The Myth of Apolitical China: Why the West Refuses to Accept China’s Superpower Status
The fact that the Road and Belt Initiative - a long-term strategy aimed at connecting Asia with Africa and Europe via land and maritime networks - is a modern interpretation of the Silk Road, which was a network of ancient trade routes which linked China to the Mediterranean region, is enough to tell us about the nature of the Chinese model.
Jens Stoltenberg on the Rise of China: Is NATO Pivoting to the Indo-Pacific?
Although China has pitched its ‘One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) initiative as an opportunity for enhancing commerce between Europe and Asia, the underlying reality is that the OBOR enables China to tighten its economic leverage over much of Europe and Asia.
Is This the Geopolitical Moment Africa Has Long Anticipated?
Inside the Beltway, the prevailing view is that Chinese companies and Russian mercenaries are creating mischief, exploiting Africa’s weaknesses for their own gains while sabotaging Western efforts to strengthen local militaries against growing threats of cross-border terrorism and insurgency.
It’s Time for the United States to Join the New Silk Road
In other words, work to improve China’s Belt and Road Initiative instead of trying to subvert it, duplicate it or ignore it.
China-US Rivalries after the Afghan War
All of these enterprises fit perfectly with China’s ongoing efforts to build a New Silk Road, also known as the Belt and Road Initiative.
Iran Lashes Out as Local Discontent Heats Up: Droughts a Rallying Cry
China has been given an opportunity to gain a footing in the Middle East, which is a place they have tried to increase influence through Belt and Road investments.
New Delhi’s Multilateral Approach to Afghanistan
From the Taliban’s perspective, it’s fledgling relationship with China offers the most upside, given the Asian country’s status as a regional and global superpower, and its desire to include Afghanistan as part of its Belt and Road Initiative, having expressed interest to construct a motorway connecting Kabul to Peshawar, Pakistan, as reported by the Daily Beast.
China in the Balkans: More than Infrastructure Projects
Not so long ago, China, through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has expended its partnership with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.
