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Events

Gates Forum 2 Keynote: U.S. Foreign Aid and the Exercise of Power
GeoField Convening: Leveraging earth observation for impact evaluations of climate-sensitive agriculture
Harnessing the Power of a New Toolkit for Rapid, Rigorous Evaluations and Better Public Policy
The Belt and Road's Impact on Partner States
Evaluating Gender Bias in AI Applications: Dissemination Workshop
America’s Role in the World 2023
Geospatial Data and Analysis for Monitoring and Evaluation
China’s Future Naval Bases: New Empirical Data Points to Likely Places
The Implications of “Peak China” for the Belt and Road Initiative?
Risk and resilience in the face of Russian interference in Europe & Eurasia
Data innovation in conflict zones: Collecting and utilizing data to guide climate resilience and security policy in Afghanistan
Reputational Security: The Imperative To Reinvest In U.S. Strategic Communications Capabilities

News

Is Chinese finance enough to feed Indonesia’s clean energy push?
Global ‘mining mafia’ feeds China’s appetite for gold, investigation shows
How China Really Secures Its Loans to Developing Countries
Should Indonesia scrutinise China-funded projects? Report flags debt risk but also benefits
China snaps up mines around the world in rush to secure resources
China’s bid to influence the Philippines heats up
China's collateral demands curbing emerging countries' ability to manage finances, study shows
Map Shows China Aid Money Around the World
China is now the biggest debt collector in the developing world, report says
Poorest 75 nations face ‘tidal wave’ of debt repayments to China in 2025, study warns
Trump’s freeze on foreign aid could give China an opening on the world stage
U.S. China Metals Fight Finds New Home in Congo's Cobalt Mines
How Xi sparked China’s electricity revolution
Australia’s successful “dig and ship” model is not sufficient for critical minerals
Trump has cut global climate finance. China is more than happy to step in.
How the biggest winner from UK and US foreign aid cuts will be China
The New Realities About Chinese Development Finance in Africa
The Risks of China’s Loans to Uzbekistan
Critical minerals: the future is underground and there is a relentless fight for their control.
What is foreign aid? How “Official Development Assistance” is measured
Can China turn the US aid freeze into a soft power win?
Trump’s Threatened Tariff on Buyers of Venezuelan Oil Could Squeeze China
Power plays: China’s changing energy financing in Africa
China Is Reshaping Global Development. Is That Good for the Planet?
US lawmakers urged to stop China’s critical minerals ‘exploitation’ of DR Congo