{"id":6996,"date":"2024-06-24T20:31:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T20:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubi.edu\/?p=6996"},"modified":"2024-12-16T12:23:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T12:23:03","slug":"russia-ukraine-crisis-chinas-belt-road-initiative-at-the-crossroads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubi.edu\/russia-ukraine-crisis-chinas-belt-road-initiative-at-the-crossroads\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2013Ukraine crisis: China\u2019s Belt Road Initiative at the crossroads."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Mendez, Alvaro, Forcadell, Francisco Javier, &amp; Horiachko, Kateryna. (2022). Russia\u2013Ukraine crisis: China\u2019s Belt Road Initiative at the crossroads. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.palgrave.com\/gp\/journal\/41291\">Asian Business &amp; Management.<\/a> <strong>(JCR Q3 \u2013 Journal Impact Factor: 4.130 \u2013 Ranked #97 out of 154 in Business). <\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This JCR article by Professor Mendez was the first one for our UBI research team and has been cited <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.es\/citations?view_op=view_citation&amp;hl=en&amp;user=KgevM1YAAAAJ&amp;citation_for_view=KgevM1YAAAAJ:u9iWguZQMMsC\">20<\/a> times so far, outlining the Belt and Road Initiative&#8217;s (BRI) ambition to connect continents for economic growth, and how Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine disrupts it. It identifies setbacks in infrastructure, trade disruptions, and opportunities for China in Ukraine&#8217;s reconstruction, presenting a nuanced view of challenges and prospects for the BRI amidst geopolitical tensions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mendez, Alvaro, Forcadell, Francisco Javier, &amp; Horiachko, Kateryna. (2022). Russia\u2013Ukraine crisis: China\u2019s Belt Road Initiative at the crossroads. Asian Business &amp; Management. (JCR Q3 \u2013 Journal Impact Factor: 4.130 \u2013 Ranked #97 out of 154 in Business). \u00a0 This JCR article by Professor Mendez was the first one for our UBI research team and has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research-publications"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Russia\u2013Ukraine crisis: China\u2019s Belt Road Initiative at the crossroads. - UBI Business School - QS Top 20 worldwide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Analyze the impact of global crises on business strategies with UBI. 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