CIGA Staff

CIGA Staff

Is China Creating Debt Traps in the Developing World?

Author: Mustafa Metin Başbay Affiliation: TRT World Organization/Publisher: TRT World Research Centre Date/Place: March 15, 2021/Turkey Type of Literature: Discussion Paper Number of Pages: 16  Link: Keywords: China, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy Brief: Beijing’s engagements with developing countries have been…

Poverty Alleviation: China’s Experience and Contribution

Author: China’s State Council Information Office Affiliation: China’s State Council Information Office Organization/Publisher: China’s State Council Information Office Date/Place: April 6, 2021/ Beijing, China Type of Literature: Report Number of Pages: 74 Link: http://download.china.cn/en/pdf/20210406PovertyAlleviationChina’sExperienceandContribution.pdf Keywords: China, Poverty, Poverty Alleviation, Communist…

Pakistan’s Geoeconomic Delusions

Author: Arif Rafiq Affiliation: Vizier Consulting Organization/Publisher: Foreign Policy Date/Place: April 5, 2021/ USA Type of Literature: Analysis Word Count: 1750 Link: Keywords: Pakistan, CPEC, Loan, Geo-economics, political economy, Pakistan Military, Trade, Politics Brief: The author, a geopolitical risk consultant…

Time to Rethink International Intervention in Yemen

Author: Nadwa Al-Dawsari Affiliation: Middle East Institute Organization/Publisher: Arab Center Washington DC.  Date/Place: April 7, 2021/USA Type of Literature: Policy Analysis. Word Count: 2787 Link: Keywords:  Civil War, International Agreements, Democratic Transition, Peace Proces Brief:  Ten years have passed…

Nigeria’s Diverse Security Threats

Author: Mark Duerksen  Affiliation: Research associate at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies Organization/Publisher: Africa Center for Strategic Studies  Date/Place: March 30, 2021/ Washington DC, USA Type of Literature: Analysis Number of Pages: 13 Link: Keywords: Nigeria, Boko Haram,…

South Asia’s Nuclear Challenges: Interlocking Views from India, Pakistan, China, Russia and the United States

Authors: Dr Lora Saalman and Dr Petr Topychkanov Affiliation: SIPRI Organization/Publisher: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Date/Place: April, 2021/Stockholm Type of Literature: Report Number of Pages: 40 Link:https://www.sipri.org/publications/2021/other-publications/south-asias-nuclear-challenges-interlocking-views-india-pakistan-china-russia-and-united-states?utm_source=phpList&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New+SIPRI+Publication%3A+South+Asia%E2%80%99s+Nuclear+Challenges%E2%80%94Interlocking+Views+from+India%2C+Pakistan%2C+China%2C+Russia+and+the+United+States&utm_content=text Keywords: Pakistan, India, Nuclear program, China, US, Russia, South Asia, Defense, Security,…

The EU’s Forgotten Grandfather

Author: Martyn Bond Affiliation: Author of ‘Hitler’s Cosmopolitan Bastard: Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi and his Vision of Europe’ (McGill-Queen’s University Press) Organization/Publisher: Chatham House Date/Place:  April 2, 2021 Type of Literature: Argument Word Count: 1905 Link: Keywords:  European Union, Pan-Europa Union,…