Quoted: Xi and Abe on Infrastructure
Quotes and Quotas is a weekly digest of phrases and facts that help explain Asia’s infrastructure push.
U.S. & Allies
The United States and its allies are working to expand the availability of high-quality infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
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Japan’s Ports and Power
A country’s transportation infrastructure is plugged into other national and supranational networks in such a way as to impact, not just domestic economic interests, but also advance national security and foreign policy objectives.
The Panama Canal’s Cautionary Tale
The Panama Canal began with coercion, was built at tremendous human and economic cost, and for decades operated with little benefit to locals. In many ways, Panama’s experience last century underscores the risks for developing countries of pursuing megaprojects with this century’s rising power: China.
Modi’s Infrastructure Spending Spree
Quotes and Quotas is a weekly digest of phrases and facts that help explain Asia’s infrastructure push.
India and Pakistan Join the Shanghai Club
It reads like a scene from Henry Kissinger’s worst nightmare. China, Russia, and four Central Asian states gather today in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, to welcome India and Pakistan into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a security and economic club that excludes the United States. But what might have alarmed U.S. strategists during the Cold War could be cause for relief. The expansion signals a potential shift away from military coordination and toward economic cooperation.