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On the New Silk Road

A Romantic Name for China’s Economic Might

On the New Silk Road

As our author completes the overland part of his long journey, he reflects on what he has learned about the BRI.

Postcard from the New Silk Road: Routes of Escape

On the New Silk Road

Chinese engineers and workers on Belt and Road Initiative projects often spend many months away from their families. In Kyrgyzstan, however, some see a …

Postcard from the New Silk Road: A Morning Drink with the Turbine Engineer

On the New Silk Road

Uzbekistan’s Kamchiq tunnel is a model project for China’s
Belt and Road Initiative.

Postcard from the New Silk Road: A Highway to Nowhere

On the New Silk Road

Eating hot pot in the North Macedonian mountains, a group of Sinohydro workers is roughing it.

A Road that Divides as Much as It Connects

On the New Silk Road

The Bar-Boljare highway is welcomed by some, but for many here its costs are too high.

Trade Infrastructure Investment or Propaganda Tool?

On the New Silk Road

Subsidies are boosting rail freight along the New Silk Road, but it’s too soon to say if they will pay off.

Exploring the Physical Reality

On the New Silk Road

Our author has embarked on a journey to investigate how China’s BRI is being implemented on the ground.

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+++ The coronavirus crisis has brought Europe and the rest of the world to a standstill. What are the effects of the pandemic on international affairs? The future of the EU depends on how it handles the crisis, argues Daniela Schwarzer. Much is riding on the German EU presidency. David Goodhart makes the case for a retreat from hyperglobalization, and Richard Sennett foresees big changes coming to our way of life; Efi Koutsokosta profiles Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis; Noah Gordon, in his Carbon Critical column, points out that solar, like oil, has its overcapacity problems; and much more +++

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