...S. Akbar Zaidi Pakistani elites' aversion to paying taxes leaves the country dependent on foreign aid and beholden to donors. As Washington cools on its old ally, the Chinese and Saudis may fill the void. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University...

... Ibañez-Tirado Magnus Marsden China Belt Road Initiative Silk Road trade Central Asia Tajikistan economic development commerce foreign investment infrastructure PERSPECTIVE China s Old and New Central Asian Ties DIANA IBAÑEZ-TIRADO AND MAGNUS MARSDEN 283 Traveling by road from...

... immigration politics foreign influence interference espionage democracy trade economy Chinese Australians entrepreneurialism racism 229 The most disturbing aspect of the debate is the impact it is having on Chinese Australians who want to successfully integrate into Australian society...

...Scott D. Taylor A new study of Chinese projects in one African nation offers a nuanced picture of a distinct type of state-led foreign investment often caricatured as a rapacious new form of imperialism. The Specter of Global China: Politics, Labor, and Foreign Investment in Africa...

... China India trade alliances Belt Road Initiative Pakistan Myanmar Sri Lanka Maldives Bhutan borders South China Sea Xi Jinping Narendra Modi Gujarat foreign investment South Asia 142 Beijing s miscalculations regarding India have created conflict with a regional power that has...

... Press , 2018 © 2018 Current History. All rights reserved. 2018 The Regents of the University of California Sumit Ganguly book review India Alyssa Ayres Our Time Come democracy Narendra Modi Hindu nationalism market economy foreign policy trade Pakistan China...

... of the University of California Rosamond Naylor food security famine hunger agriculture Green Revolution foreign aid population China India climate change malnutrition obesity Ending world hunger is a universal goal, yet progress and social awareness of the issue waxes and wanes...

... foreign policy Saudi Arabia Gulf Cooperation Council Al Jazeera Bahrain Kuwait Oman United Arab Emirates UAE Iran Egypt Muslim Brotherhood Muhammad bin Salman Thani 342 Years of anger at Doha s brash regional policies may have made the opportunity to put Qatar back in its place...

.... The Revolutionary Roots of Russian Foreign Policy JEREMY FRIEDMAN Yes, beyond all doubt, the destiny of a Rus-sian is pan-European and universal. To become a true Russian, to become fully Russian, means only to become the brother of all men, to become, if you will, a universal man. In 1880, Fyodor Dostoevsky...

...) was celebrated as a state event, complete with a com- memorative gold coin, state honors for the patri- arch and bishops, and a musical performance for hierarchs, members of the Politburo, and foreign diplomats at Moscow s Bolshoi Theater. POST-SOVIET REVIVAL When the Communist leadership finally col- lapsed...

... Sanyu Mojola HIV AIDS Africa South Africa antiretroviral therapy foreign aid Uganda Zimbabwe sex marriage homosexuality public health 170 Many African countries are still a long way from being able to sustain their own prevention and treatment efforts, and continued momentum...

...Michael J. Boyle Historians may well conclude that Obama glimpsed a different world for American foreign policy but never exerted the kind of strategic direction needed to turn that vision into reality. 10 Historians may well conclude that Obama glimpsed a different world for Ameri- can foreign...

... with their major foreign suppliers and to employ force on occasion to ensure the safety of overseas sup- ply lines. This outlook guided American foreign policy for over half a century, leading to several US interventions in the Persian Gulf region. Recently, however, a combination of technological and po- litical...

... foreign relations Russia Syria European Union United States coup attempt Vladimir Putin Recep Tayyip Erdogan NATO Fethullah Gulen PERSPECTIVE Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdog an s visit to St. Petersburg on August 9 was expected to create headlines around the globe, and it certainly...

... The Regents of the University of California Pavel Baev Russia Vladimir Putin military Air Force navy nuclear arsenal foreign policy Ukraine Donbas Crimea Baltic Sea Syria Islamic State NATO Cold War Chechen War Russia s propensity to use military force as an instrument...

... The Regents of the University of California Anita Chan China migrant laborers labor law labor rights right strike Guangdong province foreign investment NGOs Xi Jinping Foreign NGO Management Law 209 The workers themselves have begun demanding better labor conditions and claiming...

...Omar G. Encarnación It is premature to gauge the full impact of the developed West’s effort to sell gay rights to the developing world, but the early returns are not auspicious … Omar Encarnación gay foreign policy Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Uganda United Nations Human Rights...

...William D. Savedoff The most promising new paradigm calls for providing aid based on results, without … demanding adherence to particular plans. © 2015 Current History. All rights reserved. 2015 The Regents of the University of California William Savedoff foreign aid accountability...

... of California Jonathan London Communist Party Vietnam industrialization trade foreign investment corruption repression Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung corruption U.S Relations China South China Sea 229 Vietnam has arrived at a momentous juncture in its...

... The Regents of the University of California Gregory Chin China President Xi Jinping foreign policy trade multilateral institutions New Development Bank Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Silk Road Economic Belt Maritime Silk 217 Beijing has come to realize that multilateral...