BRI Watch 2026: Monthly Tracker of Projects, Deals, and Geopolitical Shifts
A decade into China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI), the world is watching closely — and 2026 feels different. What began in 2013 as an ambitious blueprint for infrastructure and connectivity has evolved into a complex web of trade routes, energy corridors, technology partnerships, and geopolitical influence. Today, the BRI isn’t just about railways and […]
Turkey Embraces Transit Opportunity Amid U.S.-Backed TRIPP Corridor Deal
In early August 2025, the South Caucasus made headlines with an unexpected breakthrough: a U.S.-brokered peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, sealed with the creation of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) corridor. For decades, the region has been synonymous with frozen conflicts, closed borders, and rival great-power contests. Suddenly, it is […]
TRIPP Takes Off: The “Trump Corridor” and the South Caucasus Reimagined
The air in Washington, D.C., on 8 August 2025 carried a quiet anticipation. In the marbled halls of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, flanked by U.S. and South Caucasus flags, delegations from Armenia and Azerbaijan sat across from one another. Cameras clicked, pens moved, and in a moment that few thought possible, centuries of grievance […]