The "Belt and Road Initiative" and its Global Geopolitical Implications
This paper covers some of the most important key points to take a deeper insight into the geopolitical initiative known in chinese as "一带一路 [yídài yílù]" translated as "Belt & Road initiative" (BRI). The Belt refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB), an economic cooperation area including China and West Asia and European countries. The term Road refers also to the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR). The BRI is not only important for trade and regional connectivity, but also for understanding the dynamics of the new Multi-polar world currently emerging. Up until now, the world dynamics have been long dominated by Western powers. China has beneficiated of the peaceful environment and the U.S. hegemony in the world for its own economy growth. Even so, recent events such as the 2008 crisis and the election of President Trump, and its consequent withdrawal from world politics had been a turning point in global governance. The "Belt and Road" can be regarded as a China's response to this weak recovery of the global economy and the and represents China's demand for inclusive globalization as a contribution to global economic governance. Focusing on a particular case, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), We will see the difficulty involved in a project of these dimensions, as well as the different actors involved, both in critical and in cooperation. ; Este documento cubre algunos de los puntos clave más importantes para profundizar en la iniciativa geopolítica conocida en chino como "一带 一路 [yídài yílù]", traducida como "Iniciativa del Cinturón y la Ruta de la Seda" abreviada como Nueva Ruta de la Seda (NRS). El Cinturón se refiere a la principal ruta terrestre (en inglés SREB), un área de cooperación económica que incluye a China, Asia occidental y los países europeos. El término Ruta se refiere también a la ruta marítima (MSR). El NSR no solo es importante para el comercio y la conectividad regional, sino también para comprender la dinámica del nuevo mundo multipolar que está surgiendo actualmente. ...