The $900 Billion Mega Corridors That Will Change the World

Get an exclusive 75% discount on MERLIN AI with my code LOOK5 here 👉https://www.getmerlin.in/fr/pricing For business inquiries please contact me on 👉 [email protected] If you enjoy megaprojects, extreme engineering, and record-breaking infrastructure, don’t forget to subscribe to Looking 4 and turn on notifications 🔔 See you in the next episode. While news outlets around the world cover the ongoing drama of the war in Iran, there is another, silent war unfolding that few are even talking about. This is despite the fact that it spans much of the Eurasian continent and is centered around two of the world’s great powers: Russia and China. But we ignore this growing conflict at our collective peril, as it is no exaggeration to say the future of global trade is at stake. Across Eurasia today, there are several major infrastructure projects - either proposed, under construction, or completed - that tell a hugely consequential story about the relationship between 2 of the most powerful nations on Earth. They are the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route and the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway, the International North-South Transport Corridor, and the still-hypothetical but very much seriously discussed über-megaproject of the Eurasia Canal. Generally speaking, when it comes to the global stage, Russia and China are 2 major players who are allies. In fact, their strategic partnership has strengthened in the last decade - a recent analysis by the Council On Foreign Relations describes growing military ties, complementary economies, and increased diplomatic cooperation between the 2 nations. But the truth is that the relationship between China and Russia is far more complicated than mere allies or enemies. And there is probably no more outstanding example of the flipside of that complexity than the increasing tensions over who gets to control Eurasian connectivity. This is an extraordinarily valuable thing to control - and as we’ll see, some impressive investments and remarkable pieces of infrastructure have been produced in the fight over that control. In this special episode of Looking 4, we’ll be taking an in-depth look at the 4 megaprojects in question. We will not only marvel at the engineering and tech specs, but we’ll also place these massive developments in context - to try to understand both how Russia and China got to such a fever pitch of overt competition, and also how this pivotal moment might shape the future of Europe, Asia, and the architecture of global trade itself. Join us as we study and unravel one of the most important phenomena on the world stage today - the growing trade war between Russia and China. 00:00 The growing trade war between Russia and China 04:00 The division of labor between Russia and China 07:17 China's Belt and Road Initiative 08:24 Trans-Caspian Route 11:26 The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway 16:40 The International North-South Transport Corridor 19:00 The Great Canal of Persia 21:45 The Eurasia Canal 2026 Looking 4 | All rights reserved.