China-Russia Cooperation in Africa

 The Russian International Affairs Council and Institute of International and Strategic Studies of Peking University published in 2021 a study titled "China-Russia Bilateral Cooperation in Africa."

The report reflects the different political experiences of Russia and China in Africa and the current asymmetry of their respective  resource bases.  It also shows that Russia and China hold close positions on fundamental issues of world politics.  There are no irreconcilable differences between the two countries.  The report concludes that Russia and China are not competing for influence in Africa, but, on the contrary, can complement each other's efforts.  

China's Aid and Other Forms of State Financing to Africa

The University of Heidelberg Department of Economics published in October 2016 a paper titled "Apples and Dragon Fruits: The Determinants of Aid and Other Forms of State Financing from China to Africa" by Axel Dreher, Andreas Fuchs, Bradley Parks, Austin M. Strange, and Michael J. Tierney.

The authors argued that much of the controversy about Chinese aid stems from a failure to distinguish between China's official development assistance (ODA) and more commercially-oriented sources and types of state financing. They found the allocation of Chinese ODA to be driven primarily by foreign policy considerations, while economic interests better explain the distribution of less concessional flows.

Comparing American and Chinese Business Models in Africa

The Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. asked me to make remarks on 15 November 2016 on "Comparing American and Chinese Business Models in Africa."

The remarks underscore the different economic principles on which American and Chinese companies operate, especially the closer ties with government in the case of Chinese companies. The comments conclude with several recommendations for the United States and Africa.

US and China Approach to Africa

The China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies published in the spring of 2016 an article titled "Extended Ground for U.S.-China Competition? Comparing China's and the U.S.' Engagement in Africa" by David Shinn. It compares the interests, policy, tactics, and institutions of the two countries in Africa, suggests where each country has done especially well, and concludes with areas where China and the US compete and cooperate in Africa. Only an abstract of the article is available online.

China's Growing Security Ties with Africa

The War is Boring blog published a commentary on 22 January 2016 titled "China Is getting Ready to Surge Troops into Africa" by Peter Dorrie.  The author evaluates China's growing security interests in Africa. 

China's Interest in and Strategy towards Africa

The Italian publication Italianieuropei published in March 2015 an article in Italian titled "Pechino in Africa: prove di soft power" that I wrote for the journal.  It is an overview of the China-Africa relationship.  It was written originally in English.

China and the US in Africa: Cooperation or Competition?

The Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign hosted "China Day" on 16 February 2015.  I gave a presentation on China and the United States in Africa: Cooperation or Competition?  The purpose was to compare the interests, strategies, policies, governmental structures, and policy implementation tactics and tools of China and the United States in Africa and conclude whether the two powers are cooperating or competing.