Thome, Lea. Sodium Supply Chain Emerges to Support Lithium Alternatives. Jamestown Foundation, January 24.
Burgess, Bryan, and Lea Thome. China’s divorce from Venezuela wasn’t caused by the US. It already happened a decade ago. AidData, January 16.
2026
Parks, Bradley et. al, Chasing China: Learning to Play by Beijing’s Global Lending Rules. AidData, November 18.
Parks, Bradley et. al. Beijing’s UK Lending Operations. AidData, November 17.
Thome, Lea et. al. Greening the Indo-Pacific? China’s development finance portfolio for renewable energy. AidData, October 31.
Escobar, Brooke, and Lea Thome. How Beijing is adapting the Belt and Road Initiative to manage ESG risks. AidData, October 31.
Thome, Lea, and Julie Sickell. Eleven country profiles that define the scale, scope and competition of Chinese development finance. AidData, October 16.
Thome, Lea, and Brooke Escobar. Democratic Republic of Congo: Chinese Development Finance Profile, 2000-2022. AidData, October 10.
Thome, Lea, and Brooke Escobar. Egypt: Chinese Development Finance Profile, 2000-2022. AidData, October 10.
Thome, Lea, and Brooke Escobar. Iraq: Chinese Development Finance Profile, 2000-2022. AidData, October 10.
Thome, Lea, and Brooke Escobar. Mali: Chinese Development Finance Profile, 2000-2022. AidData, October 10.
Thome, Lea, and Brooke Escobar. Mozambique: Chinese Development Finance Profile, 2000-2022. AidData, October 10.
Thome, Lea, and Brooke Escobar. Niger: Chinese Development Finance Profile, 2000-2022. AidData, October 10.
Thome, Lea, and Brooke Escobar. South Africa: Chinese Development Finance Profile, 2000-2022. AidData, October 10.
Thome, Lea, and Brooke Escobar. South Sudan: Chinese Development Finance Profile, 2000-2022. AidData, October 10.
Thome, Lea, and Brooke Escobar. Vietnam: Chinese Development Finance Profile, 2000-2022. AidData, October 10.
Thome, Lea, and Brooke Escobar. Zambia: Chinese Development Finance Profile, 2000-2022. AidData, October 10.
Thome, Lea, and Brooke Escobar. Zimbabwe: Chinese Development Finance Profile, 2000-2022. AidData, October 10.
Thome, Lea. A New Agenda for Trilateral Cooperation: US-Japan-ROK Shipbuilding Capacity, Issues&Insights, Pacific Forum, September 4, 2025.
Thome, Lea. Reaching for the Stars: China’s Growing Space Diplomacy. The Diplomat, August 30.
Thome, Lea. How Beijing is financing China’s domestic shipbuilding industry, AidData, April 24.
Thome, Lea. PRC Deploys DeepSeek Across Local Governments, Jamestown Foundation, March 28.
Thome, Lea. US-European Consortium Secures Strategic Global Ports in Panama and Beyond, Wilson Center, March 10.
Thome, Lea, Katherine Walsh, and Jacqueline Zimmerman. Chasing copper and cobalt: China’s mining operations in Peru and the DRC.
Thome, Lea. China’s global scanner dissemination, AidData, February 20.
Thome, Lea. China’s Navy Steps up Its Peace Ark Diplomacy, The Diplomat, February 11.
2025
Larres, Klaus, and Lea Thome. EV tariffs and Ukraine war weigh heavily on Germany-China relations, South China Morning Post, November 25.
Thome, Lea. Chancay port opens as China’s gateway to South America, AidData, November 14.
Larres, Klaus, and Lea Thome. Why China’s shuttle diplomacy on Ukraine has gained pace, South China Morning Post, August 13.
Thome, Lea. Georgia’s Anaklia Port and PRC Infrastructure Strategy, Jamestown Foundation, June 21.
Thome, Lea, Bailey Johnson, et al. Why American Students Need to Get Back to China, The Hill, April 23.
Thome, Lea. China-Maldives Military Agreement: An Upgrade to the Bilateral Relationship, 9DASHLINE, April 16.
Larres, Klaus, and Lea Thome. Partner, Competitor, and Rival: Germany-China Relations after Scholz’s Visit, Wilson Center, April 26.
Larres, Klaus, and Lea Thome. Ukraine War: China Must Go beyond Rhetoric to Emerge as a Peacemaker, South China Morning Post, April 10.
Thome, Lea, and Klaus Larres. China Is Betting Its Charm Offensive Can Turn Europe Away from US, South China Morning Post, March 2.
Thome, Lea, and Mark Kennedy. Replacing Port Cranes Just One Portion of Maritime Commerce Vulnerabilities, Wilson Center, February 26.
Thome, Lea. China Continues Its Search for a Maritime Military Presence in West Africa, The Diplomat, February 22.
2024
2023
Thome, Lea. Is China Open for Business Again?, The Diplomat, December 7.
Thome, Lea. The 10th Anniversary of the BRI: Local Implications a Decade On, Wilson Center, September 20.