Excited to share my @gdp-center.bsky.social working paper mapping how many Chinese-financed hydro projects are based on old, previously shelved designs. These “dinosaur dams” don't run on fossil fuels but they are fossils... and carry heavy environmental + social risk 🦕 www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/08/...

I loved the opportunity to reflect on fieldwork highs and lows for the forthcoming @madeinchinajournal.com issue! And to share some recent photos from the banks of the Coca River💧

The fourth China-CELAC Forum is coming up! What to expect as Latin American leaders travel to Beijing next week? Probably not many big splashy deals, but @becky-ray.bsky.social @zcalbright.bsky.social and I have some thoughts! www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/05/...

Coca Codo update for the China-LAC watchers: the Coca River regressive erosion/sinkhole just advanced another 1.4 km towards the dam (moving from 6.1 to 4.7 km away from reaching it) www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/n...

“‘Pitiful’ is the word that the World Bank’s chief economist used to describe the decade-long embrace of private capital mobilization. More of the same will do little to counter Trump or deliver crucial green investment or relief for debt burdened countries.” www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/res...

Keeping my eyes peeled in the coming weeks for the next chapter in the Coca Codo Sinclair saga! Thrilled have been able to contribute to China Global South Project and think through what's coming next

2025 is a BIG YEAR for development finance institutions involved in transition mineral mining. For @dialogueearth.bsky.social today, @julieradomski.bsky.social and I detail 5 major decision points coming up that will determine DFIs' support for a just transition for mining countries and communities.

Will Colombia become the next Latin American country to join the BRI? Or is it a question of not if but when? New @dialogueearth.bsky.social article explores ~ dialogue.earth/en/business/...

In a new report, Chiara Mariotti, @rishirbhandary.bsky.social, @kevinpgallagher.bsky.social + Richard Kozul-Wright outline 6️⃣ policy recommendations for multilateral + national development bank cooperation to advance development + climate change priorities. Read more: www.bu.edu/gdp/2025/02/...

From the 19th-century gold rushes to the current scramble for lithium, Chinese labour and capital have been key to the making of the global capitalist system. Join us in Lund from 16-19 June for the 2025 Global China Summer School. Deadline 14 March, apply here: www.ace.lu.se/article/glob...