More: Belt and Road
From Achievements to Opportunities: The Path of China–Egypt Cooperation
China's cooperation with Egypt reflects a new Chinese vision for South-South cooperation, based on equality and non-interference. It reflects Beijing's commitment to advancing cooperation...
China Pushes Belt and Road, Leads Global South Think Tank Alliance at UN Day 2025
China, through its Belt and Road Initiative, is playing a role in promoting “global prosperity,” as this is the shared goal of the Global...
Egypt and China Deepen Strategic Cooperation: What Lies Ahead?
China and Egypt have become a model of solidarity, cooperation, and mutual benefit. By integrating China's Belt and Road Initiative and Egypt's Vision 2030,...
Feet of Clay and Roads of Silk: China’s BRI Expansion and the Geostrategic Dilemma
For broader context on China’s strategic vulnerabilities, see the first part of this analysis: “The Malacca Dilemma: China’s Achilles’ Heel”.
The extent of Chinese ramification...
Balancing Act: How ASEAN Navigates China’s Expanding BRI Influence
As global power rivalries intensify, Southeast Asia finds itself at the epicenter of geopolitical recalibration. The ASEAN Investment Report 2024, which shows a sharp...
How Will China Leverage the Iran Crisis?
U.S. President Donald Trump's direct military intervention in the Israel-Iran conflict has complicated the Middle East situation, posing significant risks to both U.S. interests...
Rewriting the Rules of Foreign Aid: Geopolitics, Power, and the New Diplomacy
In the world of international relations, foreign aid is not simply about altruism. It is a very complex thing, as Carol Lancaster points out...
How BRI and its Influence Saved China in the Trade War
Since being inaugurated for the second term of his leadership on January 20, 2025, Donald Trump has made statements to make policies that reap...
Korea’s Rice Belt vs. China’s BRI: The Africa Play
My analysis of South Korean relations with Egypt and a comparison with China, my academic and research specialty, comes as Egypt and South Korea...
How the Belt and Road Initiative is Transforming Egypt and the Suez Canal Economic Zone
As an Egyptian expert on Chinese politics and the policies of the Communist Party of China, I have deeply researched the Belt and Road...