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100	1		_aFAWN Rick
700			_aBRUDER Jason
245			_aBuilding the west's on-ramp to China's belt and road: _bopportunities in the South Caucasus/ _cRick Fawn and Jason Bruder
260			_c2022
520			_aChina's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is already changing infrastructure and production across much of the world. The three states of the South Caucasus and their counterparts in Central Asia need diverse connectivity to preserve their economic and political independence amid China's expanding influence. Despite some rhetoric and practical measures, the United States and the European Union (EU) continue to underestimate the BRI. This article identifies recent international and regional developments that converge to create a unique opportunity for the West and South Caucasus partners. They may develop integrated, long-terms infrastructure of lasting mutual benefit. The convergence of events in and around the South Caucasus offers the place for the West to build an "On-Ramp" to the BRI. The South Caucasus provide a potential gateway into Asia's heart that is not dictated solely by the priorities of Chinese foreign or commercial policies, just as the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline of a generation ago served a similar role.
650			_aCAUCASUS REGION
650			_aREGIONAL PLANNING
650			_aCOMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)
650			_aCUSTOMS UNION
650			_aFREE TRADE
650			_aANNEXATION
650			_aRECONCILIATION
650			_aDIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
650			_aFOREIGN POLICIES
773			_aOrbis: _gVolume 66, Issue 3, Summer 2022, pp.350-372 (44)
598			_aCHINA, POLICY, EU
856			_uhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0030438722000278 _zClick here for full text
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