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\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNicholas Crawford, Research Associate for Conflict, Security and Development, joins Dr Kori Schake for this episode of Sounds Strategic.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\u0022100%\u0022 height=\u0022300\u0022 scrolling=\u0022no\u0022 frameborder=\u0022no\u0022 allow=\u0022autoplay\u0022 src=\u0022https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/659062910\u0026amp;color=%23ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=true\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\u0026amp;visual=true\u0022\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNicholas and Kori discuss China\u0026rsquo;s lending to African states, touching on the IMF\u0026rsquo;s recently approved bailout package for the Republic of Congo and its implications. With a research focus on conflict and development, Nicholas is perfectly placed to explore China\u0026rsquo;s actions across the developing world within the context of the Belt and Road Initiative. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe debunks the idea that China engages in debt-trap diplomacy and deliberately lends money with the goal of trapping other countries, highlighting the economic and political risks that China faces in this situation. With debt levels rising in many countries across the world, Nicholas advocates for greater transparency from China in order to help provide more effective debt relief.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\u0022color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; height: 0px;\u0022 /\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000;\u0022\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReading recommendations:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTom Burgis,\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan style=\u0022color: #333333;\u0022\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/9780007523108/the-looting-machine/\u0022\u003eThe Looting Machine: Warlords, Tycoons, Smugglers and the Systematic Theft of Africa\u0026rsquo;s Wealth\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e (London: HarperCollins Publishers, 2015)\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000;\u0022\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFavourite data visualisation:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333;\u0022\u003e\u003ca href=\u0022https://oec.world/en/visualize/tree_map/hs92/export/hkg/all/show/2017/\u0022\u003eObservatory of economic complexity\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\u0022color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; width: 680px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px;\u0022\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate of recording:\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e1 August 2019\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\u0022color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; width: 680px; margin: 20px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;\u0022\u003eSounds Strategic is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\u0022color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; width: 680px; margin: 20px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;\u0022\u003eTheme music: \u0026lsquo;Safety in Numbers\u0026rsquo; by We Were Promised Jetpacks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\u0022color: #333333;\u0022\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","className":"richtext reading--content font-secondary"}), document.getElementById("react_g5cWOQBL7EurEGc1uzC9A"))});
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