IN FOCUS | Parameters Summer 2024 | What American Policymakers Misunderstand about the Belt and Road Initiative | Zenel Garcia and Phillip Guerreiro A grand strategy of debt trap diplomacy or a house of cards? Join Drs. Zenel Garcia and Phillip Guerreiro as they explore the role of Chinese provinces and regional neighbors in the development of the Belt and Road Initiative. Photo from Wikipedia of the Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway under construction in Yang-shuo, Guangxi, CN, August 2013 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China#/media/File:Train_line_at_Xingping_Reservoir.JPG)