Category: Analysis
China is the Big Winner of the Ukraine War
The primary economic and strategic beneficiary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be China.
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Debt-Trap or Game Changer?
Advocates of CPEC see it as an economic game changer. Critics say it's a strategic project with an economic facade. The truth is more complex.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: The Lure of Easy Financing and The Perils of Poor Planning
In the short-term, CPEC has exacerbated Pakistan's macroeconomic imbalances, contributing to a surge in the current account deficit and helping create another boom-bust cycle.
CPEC’s New Pivot
Beijing and Islamabad move to push forward agricultural and industrial cooperation while adding development assistance to the CPEC framework.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Three Years Later
An assessment of CPEC's progress roughly three years after its formal inauguration.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Barriers and Impact
This is the first comprehensive public study of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.