Ranked #1
3: A History of the Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka - The Importance of Chinese State Owned Enterprises and Host Country Elite Politics in the Belt and Road - Xiao'Ou Zhu
3: A History of the Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka - The Importance of Chinese State Owned Enterprises and Host Country Elite Politics in the Belt and Road - Xiao'Ou Zhu
In our third episode, I am excited to feature international development consultant Xiao'Ou Zhu. Before every newspaper w... Read more
20 Aug 2018
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42mins
Ranked #2
Is the Belt and Road Initiative a 'Grand Strategy'? with Dr. Lee Jones
Is the Belt and Road Initiative a 'Grand Strategy'? with Dr. Lee Jones
On the 10th episode of the Belt and Road Podcast, Erik sits down with Dr. Lee Jones to discuss his latest co-authored wo... Read more
3 Apr 2019
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34mins
Ranked #3
Soy and Sinophobia: China's Place in Brazilian Agribusiness - Gustavo Oliveira
Soy and Sinophobia: China's Place in Brazilian Agribusiness - Gustavo Oliveira
On episode 19, Dr. Gustavo Oliveira talks about Chinese agribusiness investments in Brazil, the rising importance of the... Read more
21 Oct 2019
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #4
Perceptions and Practices of Chinese Hydropower Investment in Vietnam and Myanmar - Nga Dao and Vanessa Lamb
Perceptions and Practices of Chinese Hydropower Investment in Vietnam and Myanmar - Nga Dao and Vanessa Lamb
From Vietnam to Myanmar, how does criticism of Chinese investment serve local politics, and how does it distract from br... Read more
19 Sep 2019
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36mins
Ranked #5
Chinese Infrastructure Building and its Effects on Economic Development - A Case Study in Mozambique featuring Ulrikke Wethal
Chinese Infrastructure Building and its Effects on Economic Development - A Case Study in Mozambique featuring Ulrikke Wethal
This episode features the dynamic researcher from the Centre for Development and the Environment at the University of Os... Read more
5 Oct 2018
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33mins
Ranked #6
Chinese Investment Through the Eyes of Mozambique's Elites - Lauren Baker
Chinese Investment Through the Eyes of Mozambique's Elites - Lauren Baker
On this episode of the Belt and Road Podcast, Erik Myxter-iino speaks with former MacroPolo Summer Associate Lauren Bake... Read more
3 Nov 2019
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36mins
Ranked #7
How China is Changing the Development Financing Project Cycle in Latin America - Rebecca Ray
How China is Changing the Development Financing Project Cycle in Latin America - Rebecca Ray
On episode 15, Erik Myxter-iino talks with Postdoctoral Fellow at the Global Development and Policy Center at Boston Uni... Read more
6 Aug 2019
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39mins
Ranked #8
Comparing the New Chinese and American Development Finance Agencies w/ Scott Wingo
Comparing the New Chinese and American Development Finance Agencies w/ Scott Wingo
2018 saw the creation of two new high-profile development finance agencies. In China there was the creation of the China... Read more
4 Mar 2019
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33mins
Ranked #9
Still Outsourcing Coal But Striving for Solar: Chinese Energy Investments in Cambodia - Lili pike
Still Outsourcing Coal But Striving for Solar: Chinese Energy Investments in Cambodia - Lili pike
In this episode, Erik talks with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow at NYU Journalism Institute - Lili Pike abou... Read more
9 Jan 2020
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34mins
Ranked #10
Chinese 'Land Grabs' in Laos - Juliet Lu
Chinese 'Land Grabs' in Laos - Juliet Lu
On this episode Juliet Lu - Ph.D Candidate in the department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at UC Berke... Read more
18 Feb 2019
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40mins
Ranked #11
More Friends, Fewer Funds Along the BRI - Cecilia Joy-Perez
More Friends, Fewer Funds Along the BRI - Cecilia Joy-Perez
More and more countries have signed on to China's Belt and Road Initiative, but "the increase in political partners has ... Read more
11 Dec 2019
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28mins
Ranked #12
Chinese State-Backed and Flexible Capital in the Philippines - Alvin Camba
Chinese State-Backed and Flexible Capital in the Philippines - Alvin Camba
On this episode, Erik Myxter-iino has a conversation with Sociology Ph.D. Candidate at Johns Hopkins University Alvin Ca... Read more
3 May 2019
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29mins
Ranked #13
The Push and Pull Factors for Chinese Energy Investments in SE Asia with Courtney Weatherby
The Push and Pull Factors for Chinese Energy Investments in SE Asia with Courtney Weatherby
On this episode Courtney Weatherby - a research analyst with the Stimson Center’s Southeast Asia and Energy, Water, &... Read more
25 Mar 2019
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27mins
Ranked #14
China’s New Debt Sustainability Framework - Ma Xinyue
China’s New Debt Sustainability Framework - Ma Xinyue
On episode 16 we introduce our new co-host Juliet Lu! Juliet and Erik speak with China Research and Project Leader at th... Read more
3 Sep 2019
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27mins
Ranked #15
Road Tripping Along the 'New Silk Road' - Charles Stevens
Road Tripping Along the 'New Silk Road' - Charles Stevens
On this episode I interview Charles Stevens, who as part of the New Silk Road Project (www.newsilkroadproject.com) trave... Read more
29 Jan 2019
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27mins
Ranked #16
A Tale of Two Railroads: Financing Chinese-Built Trains in Kenya and Ethiopia - Yunnan Chen
A Tale of Two Railroads: Financing Chinese-Built Trains in Kenya and Ethiopia - Yunnan Chen
In this episode, Erik and Juliet interview Yunnan Chen (PhD candidate at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International ... Read more
30 Sep 2019
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34mins
Ranked #17
China and the Taming of the Mighty Mekong - Brian Eyler
China and the Taming of the Mighty Mekong - Brian Eyler
Juliet discusses the book "Last Days of the Mighty Mekong" with author Brian Eyler, Senior Fellow and Director of The St... Read more
24 Jan 2020
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40mins
Ranked #18
Kazakhstan and the Belt and Road Initiative - Assel Bitabarova
Kazakhstan and the Belt and Road Initiative - Assel Bitabarova
This week's #beltandroadpod is all about #Kazakhstan - @emyxter spoke with PhD Candidate at Hokkaido University - Assel ... Read more
23 Apr 2019
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31mins
Ranked #19
How Chinese Capital Alters the Calculation for Coal in Kenya - Michael Boulle
How Chinese Capital Alters the Calculation for Coal in Kenya - Michael Boulle
On this episode, Erik speaks with Michael Boulle - Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Cape Town and Senior Researcher ... Read more
19 Jul 2019
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31mins
Ranked #20
The Challenges to Greening the Belt and Road - A Case Study of Myanmar featuring Nicholas Lo
The Challenges to Greening the Belt and Road - A Case Study of Myanmar featuring Nicholas Lo
On this episode, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies master student Nicholas Lo talks about his field work... Read more
9 Jan 2019
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44mins