US centrist think tank
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Brookings Institution · United States · G7's BRI counter goes quiet: PGII absent from Trump's 2026 budget even as Lobito advances
Cross-cutting take: argues neither BRI nor the PGII/Global Gateway counter is buying durable goodwill; recipients hedge between blocs, and the US transactional turn risks alienating partners it needs for the minerals it wants.
“Foreign investment is not making friends for China, or the US.”