Guardians of the Belt and Road

China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is widely recognized as an economic power play that could challenge U.S. influence geopolitically, particularly in vital and resource-rich regions around the world. Little attention, however, has been devoted to the importance of how China plans to secure and defend its economic interests along the BRI. China has increasingly employed private security contractors (PSCs) to safeguard its geo-economic interests in many regions of the world—in particular, politically unstable “gray zones,” such as Central Africa.

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Chinese PSCs: Achievements, Prospects, and Future Endeavors

11.20.2023 Sergey Sukhankin

Executive Summary Along with their clear internal (domestic) needs, Chinese private security companies (PSCs) have been spotted operating in virtually all major regions around the...

China in Latin America and the Caribbean: Assessing Prospects for Chinese PSCs

08.07.2023 Sergey Sukhankin

Chinese PSCs in South Asia: The Case of Pakistan

07.14.2023 Sergey Sukhankin

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Chinese PSCs in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Cases of Francophone and Lusophone Africa

06.06.2023 Sergey Sukhankin

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Chinese PSCs in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Anglophone Africa

05.19.2023 Sergey Sukhankin

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The Role of PSCs in Securing Chinese Interests in Central Asia: The Current Situation and Future Prospects

02.22.2023 Sergey Sukhankin

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Sergey Sukhankin

Dr. Sergey Sukhankin is a Senior Fellow at The Jamestown Foundation, and an Advisor at Gulf State Analytics (Washington, D.C.). He received his PhD in Contemporary Political and Social History…

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Chinese PSCs: Achievements, Prospects, and Future Endeavors

11.20.2023 Sergey Sukhankin

Executive Summary Along with their clear internal (domestic) needs, Chinese private security companies (PSCs) have been spotted operating in virtually all major regions around the...

Publication Africa

Chinese PSCs in MENA: The Cases of Iraq and (South) Sudan

08.28.2023 Sergey Sukhankin

Executive Summary In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), China is determined to continue expanding its footprint primarily using economic and business-related tools. Defense...

Publication Africa

China in Latin America and the Caribbean: Assessing Prospects for Chinese PSCs

08.07.2023 Sergey Sukhankin

Executive Summary Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) constitute a rather important, yet relatively new, area for Chinese interests. Beijing’s strategy in dealing with countries...

Publication Argentina

Chinese PSCs in South Asia: The Case of Pakistan

07.14.2023 Sergey Sukhankin

Executive Summary Being the central pillar of Beijing`s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) strategy in South Asia, economic and investment activities in Pakistan pose a...

Publication China