Webinar recording available: Silk Cage Series – Webinar II: Corridor, Client, or Catalyst? CPEC and Beijing’s Strategic Leverage from Pakistan to the Indian Ocean

February 20, 2026: The recording of the webinar “Silk Cage Series – Webinar II: Corridor, Client, or Catalyst? CPEC and Beijing’s Strategic Leverage from Pakistan to the Indian Ocean” is now available on ISDP’s YouTube channel.

This webinar examines CPEC as a strategic mechanism through which China operationalises the Global Security Initiative across South Asia and into the Indian Ocean. By situating CPEC within China’s evolving security doctrine, the discussion will explore how corridors evolve into control, and what this means for regional stability and order. 

Find out more about the event here.

The third webinar in the series will take place on March 5: Silk Cage Series – Webinar III: Corridors, Coasts, and Contestation: China’s Influence Operations in the Bay of Bengal and the BCIM Space

The recording of the first webinar, “From Corridors to Control: China’s Long Shadow in South Asia and the Indian Ocean Region”, is also available.