Commentary
Pakistan is failing, in large part because of its close association with Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Thinking About China
Opinion
Is Pakistan the Canary in China’s BRI Coal Mine?
Does this trouble suggest that Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative will fail?
A man rides a bike past an installation of the logo of the Belt and Road Forum along a street in Beijing on Oct. 15, 2023. Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images
Milton Ezrati
Author
Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is "Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live."
