In June 2021, the Asian Vision Institute shared some thoughts on how superpowers can contribute to smaller states’ long-term peace and development.
“Poor countries don’t need millions of dollars’ worth of reports just to confirm their weaknesses; they need those dollars in the form of education that gives them real job skills. They need those dollars in the form of roads, bridges, hospitals, medicines and medical equipment, electricity, railways, ports, airports, markets, investments, factories – all the basic things that countries need to run their economy and support people’s livelihoods.”