The Counter-BRI Framework: Rethinking Economic Statecraft and Investment Competition
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Melisa Altintas
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
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Ashton Basak
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
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Zubin Battaglia
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
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Maya Belorusskiy
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
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Kristina Georgieva
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
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Rohan Jois
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
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Luke Madden
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
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Abstract
The article argues that following China's 2013 Belt and Road Initiative launch, the United States has lacked an adequate competitive response. The authors propose a framework enabling strategic economic engagement abroad, including a counter-BRI strategy and tactical reforms to U.S. government international development policy processes.
Author Biography
Melisa Altintas, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
Undergraduate student at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and economic statecraft researcher for The Concord Group.