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China's Infrastructure Investment in the South Caucasus before and after Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
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Abstract Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shifted China’s interest in the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route from being a complementary side corridor to becoming a main corridor for trade with Europe. Thanks to Chinese investment in the last twenty years, a network of rail, road, pipeline, and ship ... view more
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shifted China’s interest in the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route from being a complementary side corridor to becoming a main corridor for trade with Europe. Thanks to Chinese investment in the last twenty years, a network of rail, road, pipeline, and ship infrastructure exists to transport goods and energy from Asia through the South Caucasus to Europe. Yet, the existing physical and economic infrastructure needs to be enhanced in order to enable the transportation of a much larger volume of goods than initially intended at a faster speed. This requires transnational cooperation among the South Caucasus states that may become infeasible due to resurgent instabilities within the region also resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.... view less
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
China; Caucasus; Russia; Ukraine
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 7-13
Journal
Caucasus Analytical Digest (2023) 132
Issue topic
Russia's War against Ukraine: Connectivity and Disruption in the South Caucasus
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000613995
ISSN
1867-9323
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0