China's Africa Strategy

Political Front Lines: China’s Pursuit of Influence in Africa

This report examines the understudied field of China’s political influence activities in Africa and describes...

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The Quad

From Maritime Quad to Tech Quintet: Imagining South Korea’s Role in the Indo-Pacific Security Architecture

Ryan Fedasiuk and Elliot Silverberg

Commentary

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Renewable Energy

The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy

Niharika Tagotra

Essay

Trade and Innovation

China’s Strategic Approach to the Digital Revolution

Emily de La Bruyère, Nigel Cory, Samantha Hoffman, Greg Levesque, Doug Strub, Karen M. Sutter, and Matt Turpin

Guardians of Intellectual Property in the 21st Century

Steven Carnovale

India’s Vision for Indo-Pacific Trade

Saon Ray

China-Russia Relations

Robert Sutter on Axis of Authoritarians: Implications of China-Russia Cooperation

Robert Sutter and Roy D. Kamphausen

Russian Foreign Policy in a Time of Rising U.S.-China Competition

Marcin Kaczmarski

Spotlight

NBR’s Maritime Awareness Project (MAP) combines interactive mapping technology with rigorous analyses from the world’s leading maritime experts to serve as the authoritative resource on maritime issues.

Maritime Issues

South Korea, the Quad, and Maritime Security

The Australia-India-Indonesia Trilateral: Fostering Maritime Cooperation between Middle Powers

The Politics of Implementing the Korean Comprehensive Military Agreement in the Maritime Domain

A Race for Nuclear-Powered Submarines on the Korean Peninsula?

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Maritime Assertiveness Visualization Dashboard

The Maritime Assertiveness Visualization Dashboard is an interactive online tool illustrating key findings of the report “Dynamics of Assertiveness in the South China Sea: China, the Philippines, and Vietnam, 1970–2015.” The report draws on qualitative and quantitative data to identify historical trends of assertive behavior between China, the Philippines, and Vietnam and assess the implications for the disputes in the South China Sea.

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IN THIS ISSUE

(In)Roads and Outposts: Critical Infrastructure in China’s Africa Strategy Introduction

Chinese Telecommunications Giants and Africa’s Emerging Digital Infrastructure

China’s Ports in Africa

China Electrifies Africa

African Railway Ambitions Meet China’s Belt and Road

Industrial Parks in Africa Building Nests for the Chinese Phoenix

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CHINA’S STRATEGIC VISION

In short, as China secures its long-term presence in African critical infrastructure, it may be outlining the future map of Sinocentric globalization.

— Nadège Rolland in “(In)Roads and Outposts: Critical Infrastructure in China’s Africa Strategy”