Belt Archives

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

Fahd Humayun - August 16, 2021

Pakistan’s relationship with its own religious groups — and with Washington — just got more complicated

Deborah Avant - July 19, 2021

An increasing number of clients and providers in the private security market are dodging the rules

Jessica Chen Weiss - July 11, 2021

That view ignores China’s deep challenges — and the strength of U.S. diplomacy

Alvin Camba - June 28, 2021

For some countries, megaprojects have political and infrastructure goals

Jonathan Kay, Christopher Kilby, and Ayse Kaya - June 15, 2021

Our research examines loans from the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Shing-Hon Lam and Courtney J. Fung - March 3, 2020

Beijing is campaigning to lead the global intellectual property agency

Eric McGlinchey - March 20, 2019

A managed succession may be a hard promise to keep.

Stacie Goddard - October 3, 2018

U.S. and Chinese warships played a dangerous game of chicken

Kelly M. McFarland - February 9, 2018

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