Briefs | Analyses n°18 – Belt and Road Initiative: the New Chessboard of International Politics? A View From the Balkans

Briefs | Analyses n°18 – Belt and Road Initiative: the New Chessboard of International Politics? A View From the Balkans

2022

By dissecting the dynamics generated by China in the Balkans, Eurics fellow Anastas Vangeli highlights how the US and EU’s perception of a Chinese "agenda" could prove to be a critical transformative force in the region. Could this apprehension of a Chinese presence be even more transformative than Beijing’s actual pro-activity? In this issue of Briefs | Analyses, Anastas Vangeli provides an essential reading grid for understanding the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative, both within and beyond Europe.