When the ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was announced, developing countries were eager to partner with Beijing on infrastructure projects. But a decade later, “a lot of these countries are saddled with immense debt … now that the hype is over, there’s a lot more international scrutiny” of the BRI, says USIP’s Carla Freeman.
After an especially violent month in the West Bank, a two-state solution seems as distant a prospect as ever — leaving many "worried that...
“All the energy of the country is focused on October 10” as Iraq prepares for crucial parliamentary elections, says USIP’s Sarhang Hamasaeed. “We’ll see...
The United States and India have a common cause in their tensions with China, as well as a "natural partnership" on technology investments, says...