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Zara Albright

@zcalbright.bsky.social
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Likes political science. Loves dogs. Postdoc at Princeton Program in Latin American Studies studying China-LAC IR, domestic politics of foreign policy, development finance. @bupolisci.bsky.social alum.

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Zara Albright @zcalbright.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Check out the open access article to learn more about key moments and decisions, and to dig into the data (including some exciting maps)! doi.org/10.1590/0034...
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Defining the Belt and Road: How Ideas and Interests Shaped Argentina’s Approach to the Initiative
Abstract How do ideas and identities affect how countries evaluate joining China’s Belt and Road...
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Zara Albright @zcalbright.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Why does this matter? Leaders do not only calculate material costs and benefits of their foreign policy – they also consider the symbolic costs and benefits.
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Zara Albright @zcalbright.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
On the other hand, the Fernández government saw it as a symbol of autonomy from the US and IMF, so they decided to join.
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Zara Albright @zcalbright.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The Macri government perceived the BRI as contradictory to their notion of Argentina as a ‘Western’ country, so they didn’t join.
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Zara Albright @zcalbright.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I show that Argentina’s BRI membership was less about financing for specific energy or transportation projects. Instead, it was about how the current leaders saw the country’s international identity.
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Zara Albright @zcalbright.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Why have Latin American countries joined 🇨🇳China’s Belt and Road Initiative? My new open access article in the Brazilian Review of International Politics traces 🇦🇷Argentina's negotiations to join the #BRI between 2017-2022. doi.org/10.1590/0034...
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Defining the Belt and Road: How Ideas and Interests Shaped Argentina’s Approach to the Initiative
Abstract How do ideas and identities affect how countries evaluate joining China’s Belt and Road...
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Zara Albright @zcalbright.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Unfortunately the article is not open access, but I have 50 author’s free e-prints available here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/SVGCB...
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Bridging the Pacific: Chile and Uruguay’s positioning in the face of China’s rise
Since the arrival of China to Latin America, initially as a key trade partner and later, as a source of investment, finance, and technology, South American countries have pursued different strategi...
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Zara Albright @zcalbright.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
This research highlights the nuances in smaller state strategies and the importance of cross-regional research on approaches to great power competition.
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Zara Albright @zcalbright.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Our 58 interviews show bridging results from 1) economic dependency on China, 2) commodity exporter lobbying to reinforce that dependency, and 3) high institutional capacity.
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Zara Albright @zcalbright.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
We argue no. 🇨🇱Chile and 🇺🇾Uruguay are bridging – not choosing a side, but maximizing the benefits of competition and seeking to be China’s ambassadors in Latin America.
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Zara Albright @zcalbright.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Most states aren’t choosing a side in #USChinaCompetition. But are they all hedging?
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Zara Albright @zcalbright.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Thrilled to share my new article with Diego Telias in The Pacific Review introducing the notion of #bridging as a strategy for smaller states navigating 🇨🇳China’s rise! doi.org/10.1080/0951...
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Zara Albright @zcalbright.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Also very excited to announce I’ll be starting as a postdoc at the Princeton Program in Latin American Studies this fall and will be a Morgenthau fellow at the Notre Dame International Security Center next year!
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Zara Albright @zcalbright.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Thanks to @kevinpgallagher.bsky.social @tboas.bsky.social @rosellacappella.bsky.social & Francisco Urdinez, and to the whole @bupolisci.bsky.social community for all of your support & guidance in the past five years!
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Zara Albright @zcalbright.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
On Monday, I successfully defended my dissertation, “Beyond the Great Powers: How South American States are Navigating US-China Competition in the 21st Century”
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