Good to Know: Sovereign debt Layna Mosley and B. Peter Rosendorff - January 10, 2025 Sovereign borrowing is central to what governments do – but increasingly costly, even for wealthy democracies.
Sri Lanka can’t count on China to solve its debt problems Layna Mosley and B. Peter Rosendorff - September 12, 2022 The country owes a lot of money to a lot of creditors.
Debt ceiling battles may hurt the U.S. dollar Stephen B. Kaplan - October 16, 2021 While China is patiently building up credibility, America is spending it down.
A Chinese airport project in Zanzibar floundered. Here’s what the new G-7 infrastructure plan can learn. Veda Vaidyanathan - August 18, 2021 Our analysis of megaprojects reveals where Chinese companies enjoy advantages — and where they fall short
The Cold War is a poor analogy for today’s U.S.-China tensions Jessica Chen Weiss - July 11, 2021 That view ignores China’s deep challenges — and the strength of U.S. diplomacy
Two of China’s Belt and Road projects reveal a flaw in the G-7′s new global financing plan Alvin Camba - June 28, 2021 For some countries, megaprojects have political and infrastructure goals
The G-7 wants to mobilize new global financing as an alternative to China’s multilateral push Jonathan Kay, Christopher Kilby, and Ayse Kaya - June 15, 2021 Our research examines loans from the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomats like to talk tough Yaoyao Dai and Luwei Rose Luqiu - May 11, 2021 We analyzed 20 years of Chinese Foreign Ministry transcripts to track the increase in hostile language
Why do some Muslim-majority countries support China’s crackdown on Muslims? Jonathan Hoffman - May 3, 2021 Western countries have condemned the repression in Xinjiang, but Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt praised China’s efforts to restore ‘safety and security’
China’s Belt and Road Initiative invests in African infrastructure — and African military and police forces Natalie Herbert - April 29, 2021 China is looking to protect its economic investments and build its reputation as a world power