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Tag: Ancient Silk Road

Posted inCentral Asia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Pamir Highway: the road on the roof of the world

by Pepe Escobar December 12, 2019April 4, 2020

Part 1 of a 2-part series This is arguably the ultimate road trip on earth. Marco Polo did it. All the legendary Silk Road explorers did it. Traveling the Pamir Highway back to back, as a harsh winter approaches, able to appreciate it in full, in silence and solitude, offers not only a historical plunge […]

The glorious view of the Hunza Valley and snow-capped mountains from the top of Baltit Fort. Photo: Asia Times
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

The new Great Game on the Roof of the World

by Pepe Escobar December 20, 2018February 18, 2020
Dawn comes to Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad. Photo: Asia Times/Pepe Escobar
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Iran diary: bracing for all-out economic war

by Pepe Escobar May 28, 2018February 18, 2020

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