Research paper
Published:
The Chinese are Coming! US Think Thanks and the Belt and Road Initative in the Middle East and North Africa
Written by
Neil Ketchley
University of Oxford
Morten Skumsrud Andersen
Senior Research Fellow
Ole Jacob Sending
Research Professor, Head of Center for Geopolitics
Ed.
Summary:
Neil Ketchley (University of Oxford), Moren S. Andersen (NUPI) and Ole Jacob Sending (NUPI) shed light on the consequences of American think tanks portraying China's Belt and Road Initiative as a significant threat to American interests in the Middle East and North Africa, even though Chinese projects there are still relatively small. This perceived threat is used to strengthen and justify existing American foreign policy goals, even in regions where Chinese influence is still limited.
- Published year: 2026
- Full version: Read here
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1080/09692290.2025.2564680
- Page count: 31
- Language: English
- Pages: 318 - 348
- Volume: 33
- Booklet: 1
- Journal: Review of International Political Economy
Written by
Neil Ketchley
University of Oxford
Morten Skumsrud Andersen
Senior Research Fellow
Ole Jacob Sending
Research Professor, Head of Center for Geopolitics