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 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 ...

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 ...