In May 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping called in a speech for the Belt and Road initiative (BRI) to be devel-oped into a “Road of Peace”. But what does this mean? What impact will the BRI, launched in 2013, have on con-flict dynamics in Asia and conflict-affected countries across Eurasia? Are analyses already available with regard to peace and conflict? And what potentials for peace can be identified?

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