The Composite Map of the Ming Empire (Da Ming ... covering the medieval and early modern great powers of each of Asia’s regions: East Asia, Central and North Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia ...

It’s about rewriting the geopolitical map—one sleeper at a time. Russia’s carving a backdoor to South Asia. Central Asia ... roundabout in the next great game. Welcome to geopolitics ...

A four-way game is quickly taking shape in Central Asia to gain a major share of the region’s mineral wealth, as well as develop its nuclear energy sector. The US quest for rare earths appears to be ...

The Russian military base in Dushanbe, in neighboring Tajikistan, has already received S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems last autumn, and, based on the declared aims of Russia in Central Asia ... of ...

Peter Hopkirk, in his pathbreaking book The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia, chronicled the 19th-century geopolitical chessboard involving Britain and Russia. To prevent an ...

Central Asia and the Caucasus are racing to position ... which is why it is now at the top of the Central Asian transit game. Some 85% of the goods travelling from China to the EU get there ...

The EU and Central Asia have a geopolitical interest in intensifying cooperation and their relationship has acquired increased strategic importance over the years. The EU is Central Asia’s: second ...