Why Biden’s IPEF Is Not Enough to Counter China
The IPEF is limited as a tool for U.S. regional trade integration in the absence of U.S. market access or tariff liberalization.
The BRICS Show Resilience Amid Global Tumult
BRICS countries could develop an alternative to the U.S. dollar-based global financial system.
China is the Big Winner of the Ukraine War
The primary economic and strategic beneficiary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be China.
The Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit: Slowed by Political Bottlenecks
The Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit is both political and deeply embedded into global and local social structures.
Pakistan Needs to Adjust to a New Normal in Relations with China
China-Pakistan relations are being tested by the U.S.-China rivalry, economic and political instability in Pakistan, and terrorism.
Kenya and Pakistan Experiences Show China Offers No Shortcut to Development
Kenya and Pakistan showcase why democratic governments in the developing world have partnered with China to build their hard infrastructure.
Mombasa Port Takeover? Misreading the China-Kenya Standard Gauge Railway Contracts
The Chinese debt trap diplomacy fear continues to fail the test of evidence.
Chinese Overseas Energy Development Financing Falls to Zero in 2021
In 2021, for the first time in two decades, China Development Bank and China EXIM Bank did not make any new energy financing commitments.
What Does China Make of the Unrest in Kazakhstan?
Xi surely has been watching events on his energy-rich neighbor’s territory closely.
The Gwadar Protests Should Be a Wakeup Call for Islamabad
The people of Gwadar are now making themselves heard.