The soft power of India, and especially Bollywood, is powerfully illustrated in an encounter
experienced by journalist Bobby Ghosh, former Baghdad bureau chief of Time magazine …

The five Central Asian countries became independent with the dissolution of the Soviet
Union on December 25, 1991, but remain little known outside the region. Initially, many …

In this global era, Central Asia must be understood in both geo-economic and geopolitical
terms. The region's natural resources compel the attention of rivalrous great powers and …

​ As China rises to global power status, its relations with other major powers, including
Russia, are constantly renegotiated. Energy figures prominently in both countries' foreign …

The decades-long struggle for control over oil and natural gas resources, infrastructure and
influence in the Caspian region has been referred to as the 'New Great Game', with Europe …

Unknown yet highly strategic, Central Asia attracts the interest of major global powers due to
its vast energy resources and crucial geographic position. Russia, China, and the European …

ABSTRACT As the ancient Silk Road began acquiring new centrality in China's soft power
strategy in the mid-2000s, so did heritage diplomacy, which developed as an engagement …

The conventional wisdom in international relations is that rising powers seek additional
status and influence from the hegemon. But emerging powers may also compete among …

Recent political developments in post-Soviet countries have raised novel issues regarding
the stability of the post-Cold War world order. A new direction in policy has been exemplified …

Challenging the Westphalian view of international relations, which focuses on the
sovereignty of states and the inevitable potential for conflict, the authors from the …