Publication

This brief examines China's One Belt, One Road initiative and contends that it faces a number of imposing challenges. Indeed, as the brief's authors see it, the initiative remains a grandiose and abstract wish list rather than a coherent blueprint for interconnected, transnational investments. They additionally argue that once the One Belt, One Road process is truly set in motion, many of the infrastructure projects will encounter financial uncertainties as well as multiple political and security risks.