New Silk Road: Land Bridge Saves Thirty Days of Shipping Time
May 18th, 2016
Via the Financial Times, a report on the new land Silk Road route that takes 14 days versus 45 by sea: Alireza Saadat started to trace and document Iran’s segment of the ancient Silk Road four years ago. The 47-year-old, who works on conservation and restoration of archeological sites, has, together with three female companions, […]
Read more »China Seeking To Revive Silk Road
May 18th, 2016
Via The Financial Times, a look at Beijing’s ’One Belt, One Road’ initiative: The ancient trade in silk, spices and slaves between China and Europe turned central Asian oases into wealthy business hubs. Now, with China seeking to rebuild the Silk Road as its signature foreign policy initiative, countries across post-Soviet central Asia, the Caucasus […]
Read more »China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
May 9th, 2016
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), detailed analysis of the evolving China-Pakistan economic corridor: The partnership between Pakistan and China is one of the strongest in Asia. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif once said that his country’s ties with Beijing are “higher than mountains” and “deeper than oceans.” In May 2015, those sentiments were given form […]
Read more »China’s Long March Into Central Asia
April 27th, 2016
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting look at China’s multifaceted engagement with Central and South Asia: Forecast China’s military role in Central Asia will increasingly focus on arms sales, counterterrorism and bilateral initiatives outside the Russia- and China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The country’s regional security efforts will reflect the need to protect growing Chinese […]
Read more »Bypassing Pakistan: Afghanistan, India, Iran and Chabahar
April 26th, 2016
Via Future Directions International, a look at the strategic impact that the Chabahar Agreement could have upon south and central Asia: Key Points The Chabahar Agreement between India and Iran could be a regional game changer. It could assist India to enhance its energy security and give it access to Central Asia, bypassing Pakistan. Iran […]
Read more »One Belt, One Road
April 13th, 2016
Via Eurasia Review, an interesting article on Singapore’s involvement in China’s One Belt, One Road initiative: Main routes of the Silk Road. In the 14th century, Mongol dominance in Asia resulted in the Pax Mongolica, a framework of peaceful trading relationships straddling the Maritime and Overland Silk Roads, allowing the Kingdom of Singapura to flourish into […]
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