In the Khyber valley of Northern Pakistan, three large boulders sit atop a hill commanding a beautiful prospect of the city of Mansehra. A low brick wall…… Read more “Ashoka’s ethical infrastructure is carved into India’s rocks | Aeon Essays”
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We may not be able to leave the house, but these transporting books whisk us to Central Asia – The Washington Post
“Discovering Cyrus,” “The Road to Oxiana,” “The Nature of Alexander” and more. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/we-may-not-be-able-to-leave-the-house-but-these-transporting-books-whisk-us-to-central-asia/2020/05/20/722d2dc8-9944-11ea-89fd-28fb313d1886_story.html
Belt and Road Initiative: Geopolitical Analysis
http://www.youtube.com/watch The Belt and Road initiative is a convergence of China’s New Silk Road project to create land routes through Central Asia, linking Eurasia and Europe, with…… Read more “Belt and Road Initiative: Geopolitical Analysis”
The Great Game: Afghanistan, British India and the Hundred Year War for India’s Northern Frontier
The Great Game refers to the hundred year geostrategic contest between Britain and Russia for control of Eurasia in the 19th century. The arena for the Great…… Read more “The Great Game: Afghanistan, British India and the Hundred Year War for India’s Northern Frontier”
The “16+1” Becomes the “17+1”: Greece Joins China’s Dwindling Cooperation Framework in Central and Eastern Europe – Jamestown
The “16+1” Becomes the “17+1”: Greece Joins China’s Dwindling Cooperation Framework in Central and Eastern Europe – Jamestown — Read on jamestown.org/program/the-161-becomes-the-171-greece-joins-chinas-dwindling-cooperation-framework-in-central-and-eastern-europe/
What is Geoeconomics: a Brief Introduction
http://www.youtube.com/watch This presentation introduces the meaning and applications of Geoeconomics, as the use of Economic Means by (nation-states and other international actors) to create national power and…… Read more “What is Geoeconomics: a Brief Introduction”
The New Great Game in the Indian Ocean
http://www.youtube.com/watch The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean, its littoral countries are home to almost half the world’s population. two-thirds of the world’s trade passes through…… Read more “The New Great Game in the Indian Ocean”
Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean: the Indo-Pacific
http://www.youtube.com/watch The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean, its littoral countries are home to almost half the world’s population. two-thirds of the world’s trade passes through…… Read more “Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean: the Indo-Pacific”
Ashoka the Great and Kublai Khan: theories of kingship
http://www.youtube.com/watch The reigns of Ashoka the Great of the Mauryan Empire of India (268-232 BC), and Kublai Khan of the Mongol Yuan dynasty of China (1271-1294 AD)…… Read more “Ashoka the Great and Kublai Khan: theories of kingship”
Catching China by the Belt (and Road) – Foreign Policy
Catching China by the Belt (and Road) – Foreign Policy — Read on foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/20/catching-china-by-the-belt-and-road-international-development-finance-corp-beijing-united-states/
