By way of introduction to the four papers that follow, we chart some key parameters of
debate about finance and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In particular, we argue that the …

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has attracted increasing attention worldwide since its
inception in 2013. Although the research is fast increasing in terms of publications, there is a …

China has become a leading source of outward foreign direct investment (FDI), and the
Chinese state exercises a unique degree of influence over its firms. We explore the patterns …

Small states are crucial actors in world politics. They attract outsized attention from great
powers, populate international organizations, and shape international norms. Despite that …

This article explores the growing environmental activism of nondemocratic regional
organizations (NDROs) by investigating the case of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization …

Since its launch in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) quickly has become the
cornerstone of foreign policy for the People's Republic of China (PRC) under Xi Jinping's …

Purpose The objective of this study is to address the diplomatic and economic implications
of the participation of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries in the Belt and Road …

The Bretton Woods institutions have failed to accommodate a rising China, and many
authors describe this moment as a crisis of the liberal order, which China is intentionally …

The 2000s witnessed tectonic changes in the pattern of international relations. Central to
these changes is the crisis of global governance and the multipolarization of world politics …

This paper analyzes how patterns of international cooperation are affected if a group of
states, led by a major power, pursues a strategy of “contested multilateralism”(CM). We …