The Belt and Road Podcast

The Politics of Development Project Selection: China, OECD finance and Local Political Geography in Africa w/ Keyi Tang

Erik and Keren are joined by Dr. Keyi Tang, author of Power Over Progress, to examine one of the most consequential but often overlooked questions in development finance:

Environmental Issues along the Belt and Road, Episode 2: Critical Minerals

This is Episode 2 of our sub-series "Environmental Issues along the Belt and Road." The series considers the complexities of Chinese actors’ impacts on the environment, e

The Political Economy of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor: History, Stakeholders and Sustainability with Tayyab Safdar and Hasan H. Karrar

Keren speaks with Tayyab Safdar and Hasan H. Karrar about the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a 3,000 km Chinese infrastructure network project currently under c

All Things Durian with Beimeng Fu and Zhaoyin Feng

Beimeng Fu and Zhaoyin Feng join the Belt and Road Podcast to talk about durian, a tropical fruit most widely known for its strong and divisive odor. It's also a fru

Reconfiguring Racial Capitalism with Mingwei Huang

Mingwei Huang joins Juliet, Keren, and Sisi to talk about the social and racial dimensions of China's increasing engagement with Africa, with a focus on Huang's

Environmental Issues along the Belt and Road, Episode 1: Manufacturing the Clean Energy Transition

This is Episode 1 of our sub-series "Environmental Issues along the Belt and Road" The series considers the complexities of Chinese actors' impacts on the environme

Sino-Zambian Relations with Justin Haruyama

Justin Haruyama joins Juliet, Erik, and Sisi (welcome to our new team member/producer!) to talk about China-Zambia relations, from the history of Chinese aid in Zambia to

The Latercomer’s Rise and the Globalization of Chinese Development Finance with Muyang Chen

Muyang Chen joins Erik and Keren to talk all things Chinese development finance, including her recent book, The Latecomer's Rise: Policy Banks and the Globalization

China’s Complex Presence in Southeast Asia: Tourism, Organized Crime, Geopolitical Tensions

Enze Han joins Juliet and Keren to discuss all things China in Southeast Asia, from migration to tourism to pig butchering scams, and much more. Enze Han is Associate P

Infrastructure States and Cycling Along the China-Laos Railroad with Jess DiCarlo

Jess DiCarlo joins Juliet and Keren for a dynamic discussion about China's identity as an infrastructural state, the myth of the debt trap narrative, cycling as meth

Ocean Consciousness and the Maritime Silk Road with Tabitha Grace Mallory and Andrew Chubb

Tabitha Grace Mallory and Andrew Chubb visit the Belt and Road Podcast to chat about China's ocean economy, maritime activities, and the role of concepts like ocean

Leland Lazarus on Triads, Taiwan, and China's Forum Diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Leland Lazarus joins Juliet to talk about Chinese and Taiwanese engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean, from official diplomatic activities to BRI projects to tran

Environmental Justice and Coal-Fired Power Plants in Indonesia with Bowen Gu

Bowen Gu joins Juliet and Erik on the podcast to talk about environmental justice and China's coal investments in Indonesia, with a focus on Gu's recent paper:

An Anthropological Understanding of Chinese-financed Special Economic Zones in Nigeria with Omolade Adunbi

Professor Omolade Adunbi joins Juliet and Erik on the podcast to talk about China's free trade zones in Nigeria. Adunbi is the Director of the African Studies Center

How China is Reshaping International Technical Standards with Tim Rühlig

Juliet, Erik, and guest Tim Ruhlig discuss technical standards, China’s growth in technical industries and its increasing influence in leading and setting standards, and

Funding the Pre-Project Pipeline: China's New MCDF with Shuang Liu

Before the shovels hit the dirt, before a developer gets construction permits, before an MOU is signed, there exists a huge process of project feasibility, planning, and

China, the U.S., and Critical Minerals in the DRC with Laetitia Tran Ngoc

Juliet chats with Laetitia Tran Ngoc about the state of China-Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) relations, the way people in the DRC view China and the U.S., outside

The Periphery Perspective: Global China from the Borderlands with Ale Rippa

Alessandro (Ale) Rippa joins Juliet and Erik on the podcast to talk about how he uses China's borderlands as a starting point to understand the Chinese state, global

China's Growing Flirtations with International NGO Collaboration with May Farid and Hui Li

May Farid and Hui Li drop by the podcast to talk about INGOs, or international non-governmental organizations, and specifically how their relationship with China is shift

COP15 and China's Growing Environmental Leadership with Jesse Rodenbiker and Tyler Harlan

Juliet is joined by friends and fellow researchers Jesse Rodenbiker and Tyler Harlan to discuss their recent experiences at the COP15 of the Conference on Biological Dive