Sydney Lynch
Undergraduate student at University of Mississippi, Lead Researcher and Author
Articles By This Author
China's Interests in Montenegro: Alternative Analysis Case Study - Debt Traps Revisited
The Montenegrin-Chinese Belt Road Initiative (BRI) loan agreement of 2014 was expected to foster economic growth in Montenegro through the creation of a highway from Bar, Montenegro to Belgrade, Serbia. However, the high costs associated with this project ballooned Montenegro's debt to more than 100% of its GDP in late 2020.
Water Scarcity in Belgium and the Blue Deal
The 2020 Belgian Blue Deal is the nation's ambitious solution to the growing issue of water scarcity. Since its inception, a pattern has emerged, indicating that the government has mostly been able to complete low-cost and moderate-impact projects with either private companies or local municipalities. Therefore, the long-term efficacy of the Belgian Blue Deal cannot be assessed at this time but the start-up phase has been fairly successful.