Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE: DYNAMICS FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN REGION Subject The topic of the resource BRI; China; Debt-trap; Dependency theory; LAC; Strategic leverage; Venezuela Description An account of the resource The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is increasingly turning out to become a global endeavor and has recently been extended to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. The diversity in the makeup of the nation-states in the region poses several challenges concerning the regions association with the BRI. For instance, Venezuela has borrowed heavily from China while being mired in economic troubles. The Venezuelan example serves as a caution to others as well as China on the intricacies of debt management and lending. This paper aims to study the challenges and risks arising from the Belt and Road Initiative extending to Latin America and the Caribbean region. This paper also tries to analyze as to whether a win-win outcome can be achieved for both China and the LAC nation-states and as to what China seeks from the region. An attempt has been made to evaluate the role that the global environment might play in this evolving relationship between China and the LAC nation-states. The paper also analyzes the post pandemic BRI investment in the LAC region 2022, Austral: Brazilian Journal of Strategy and International Relations.All Rights Reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tripathi A.; Abhishek R.L.; Teja A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Austral: Brazilian Journal of Strategy and International Relations, Vol-11, No. 22, pp. 133-156. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.22456/2238-6912.120906" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.22456/2238-6912.120906</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85163097717&amp;doi=10.22456%2F2238-6912.120906&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=92a8fa696816c130dd11fb68966a3ccc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85163097717&amp;doi=10.22456%2f2238-6912.120906&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=92a8fa696816c130dd11fb68966a3ccc</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 22386262 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tripathi A., Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Abhishek R.L., Department of International Studes and History, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Teja A., O.P. Jindal Global University, India