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Mapping CPEC’s Risky Terrain
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) traverses some of the world’s most dangerous terrain. According to the 2016 Global Terrorism Index, Pakistan is among the countries most impacted by terrorism. Within Pakistan, terrorist attacks are concentrated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Baluchistan, and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), where combined casualties account for 76% of the national toll. CPEC’s western route passes through the heart of this unrest, with three out of its four sub-corridors running through the hotspots illustrated above. Since 2010, terrorist incidents and causalities have declined in Pakistan. But insecurity and the drivers behind this violence remain major risks for CPEC’s ambitious projects.
Asia’s Emergent Middle Class
By 2030, two-thirds of the world’s middle class will reside in Asia. The middle class will demand quality infrastructure that meets their needs, without corruption or waste.
Central Asia – Russian Roulette Episode #6
In this CSIS podcast, Olga Oliker and Jeffrey Mankoff sit down with their CSIS colleague Matthew Goodman, Senior Adviser for Asian economics and William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy, who just returned from Kazakhstan. Matt explains his impressions of the country and prospects for connectivity across Eurasia, including a major dry port on the Kazakh-Chinese border. Then, Jeff and Olga take a deep dive into the human rights situation in Central Asia with Steve Swerdlow of Human Rights Watch. For more on these issues, see the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program’s “Central Asia in a Reconnecting Eurasia” report series.
Eight Figures on Competing Sino-Japan Rail Diplomacy
Quotes and Quotas is a weekly digest of powerful phrases and facts that help explain Asia’s infrastructure push.