Riley Duke
AustraliaresearcherMale8.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Riley Duke is a researcher at the Lowy Institute, an Australian think tank, where he focuses on international relations and economic issues. His recent report highlights the escalating debt crisis faced by developing nations as they grapple with record-high repayments to China, a consequence of the extensive lending under China's Belt and Road Initiative. Duke's insights shed light on the shifting dynamics of international finance, particularly how developing countries are transitioning from being borrowers to facing significant financial strain due to their debt obligations.
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Riley Duke is the lead author of the report showing Australia’s aid support as a stabilising factor for Pacific economies.
Australia vastly outspends China on Pacific aid. But there’s a catchAustralia· 2026-07-28
Riley Duke is the lead author of the report discussing Australia's aid spending in the Pacific.
Australia ‘increasingly alone’ in countering China’s influence in Pacific, aid report shows | Pacific islands
United Kingdom· 2025-10-27
Researcher Riley Duke said that developing countries are grappling with a tidal wave of debt repayments and interest costs to China.
Developing nations facing ‘tidal wave’ of China debt
Taiwan· 2025-05-27