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Making Solid Tracks
North and South Korea are moving forward with inter-Korean railway cooperation as a key engine for advancing inter-Korean relations. Should cooperation lead to re-connection of the railway systems, the Korean peninsula would be integrated into a rail network spanning the Eurasian continent through China and Russia. This would mark a significant diplomatic and geopolitical accomplishment for the Korean peninsula. Once connected, however, a significant modernization and harmonization process will need to take place to fully integrate the systems in a commercially viable way.
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Report to Congress: Recommendations on Belt and Road
On November 14, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a body created by Congress to monitor and investigate national security and trade issues between the United States and China, published its 2018 Annual Report. Reconnecting Asia’s ...
China and Russia’s Awkward Romance
Washington’s shortsightedness is pushing its own competitors—the world's largest nuclear power and the second-largest economy—closer together.
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China Prioritizes Construction Over Investment
Data shows that between 2014 and 2017, the cumulative value of construction contracts has been 50 percent higher for Belt and Road projects, at $230 ...
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