Geopolitics and BRI: How Security Redefined BRI in 2025 — and What to Expect in 2026
When the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was first announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, the grand vision was economic: build railways, ports, highways, and digital networks that would weave together Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Latin America. For more than a decade, most headlines about the BRI focused on billions […]
China’s BRI Hits Record Highs in Investment and Construction in 2025
When China first announced the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, it was hailed as an ambitious vision to rebuild the connective tissue of global trade, echoing the historic Silk Road with modern infrastructure. Twelve years later, in 2025, the BRI is not only alive but thriving—and, according to fresh data, has just experienced […]