...Jingwen Wu Is China using the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to advance its economic development or to fulfill broader geopolitical objectives? While the BRI is often touted as a primarily economic venture aimed at addressing domestic overcapacity, this paper posits that political objectives...

... memberships of regional organizations highlighted the challenges for security and economic cooperation in Central Asia. © 2019 by The Regents of the University of California 2019 SCO enlargement BRI EEU multilateralism regional cooperation NATASHA KUHRT AND FILIPPO COSTA BURANELLI Russia...

... in the Asia-Pacific, and its position in Central Asia, where China’s Belt and Road Initiative challenges Russian influence. © 2018 by The Regents of the University of California 2018 Russia Asia-Pacific Central Asia SCO BRI NATASHA KUHRT AND FILIPPO COSTA BURANELLI Russia and the CIS in 2017...