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December 4, 2024

Economics
RealEcon Welcomes Dr. Sadek Wahba To Discuss Global Infrastructure Investment

The strategic stakes of infrastructure have risen in recent years with the emergence of new technologies and competing visions for connectivity such as China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Dr. Sadek Wah…

Jonathan Hillman and Dr. Sadek Wahba

June 1, 2022

China
Belt and Road Tracker

This tracker shows how the Belt and Road Initiative changed countries’ bilateral economic relationships with China over time.

February 2, 2023

China
China’s Massive Belt and Road Initiative

China’s colossal infrastructure investments may usher in a new era of trade and growth for economies in Asia and beyond. But skeptics worry that China is laying a debt trap for borrowing governments…

Aerial view of a railway that cuts through lush Indonesian jungle.

September 14, 2023

United States
Will the U.S. Plan to Counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative Work?

At the G20 summit, the United States and its partners revealed an economic corridor linking India, the Middle East, and Europe. It is premature, however, to call this a serious counterweight to China…

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi at the opening session of 2022’s G20 Summit held in Bali, Indonesia.

August 3, 2023

Italy
Why Is Italy Withdrawing From China’s Belt and Road Initiative?

Italy’s withdrawal from the Belt and Road Initiative would reflect disappointment with the lack of economic benefits and a more fundamental strategic rethinking of China.

Former Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting in Rome, Italy in March, 2019.

August 22, 2024

Election 2024
Kamala Harris Sees the Road to the Top, But Will Voters Put Her There?

Who runs the world? Sorry Beyoncé, it’s not girls. But with Harris topping the ticket, that may change.

Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attends Day one of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 19, 2024.