A vast literature evaluates the effectiveness of development aid, often reaching sobering
conclusions. We argue that a key shortcoming of this literature is the focus on a narrow …

Is foreign aid an effective instrument of soft power? Does it generate affinity for donor
countries and the values they espouse? This article answers these questions in the context …

This book presents the first comprehensive analysis of Confucius Institutes (CIs), situating
them as a tool of public diplomacy in the broader context of China's foreign affairs. The study …

Using repeated cross-sectional survey data, we analyze whether China's growing economic
engagement in Latin America has an effect on citizens' perceptions of China within 18 Latin …

Foreign aid donors make themselves visible as the funders of development projects to
improve citizen attitudes abroad. Do target populations receive these political …

China has become a key actor in global health diplomacy, particularly in Africa, but little
attention has been given to the evolution of Chinese health assistance to African states. This …

Economic crises generally lead to reductions in foreign aid. However, the widely held view
that budgetary constraints caused by economic crises reduce aid is inaccurate because …

Credit is the lifeblood of capitalism and development. Brazil, Russia, India, and China-also
called BRICs-have become important creditors to developing countries. However, how will …

Bilateral donors use foreign aid to pursue soft power. We test the effectiveness of aid in
reaching this goal by leveraging a new dataset on the precise commitment, start, and end …

Can propaganda produced by foreign adversaries shape public opinion in a target country?
We develop a theoretical framework to understand outward-facing propaganda, which many …