A New Trade Order? IMEC’s Role in Countering China’s Influence
May 28, 2026
IMEC aims to become a strategic alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative by linking India, the Middle East, and Europe.
IMEC aims to become a strategic alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative by linking India, the Middle East, and Europe.
Armenia is strengthening its European integration through a strategic partnership with the EU while pursuing normalization with neighbors.
The rivalry between China’s BRI and IMEC is reshaping global geopolitics around the control of strategic corridors and supply chains.
Great power rivalry now unfolds through control of trade routes and infrastructure, where connectivity equals both power and vulnerability.
