The Silk Road played a crucial role in international trade for about 1800 years by the time maritime trade turned out to possess more advantages than land-based means of trade in terms of speed, cost, and security. Transportation of goods on camels could ...
The Valdai International Discussion Club prepared the analytical
Report titled “Toward the Great Ocean – 3”
. This document evaluates the prospects of Eurasian economic integration in the course of implementation of the “Silk Road Economic Belt” project. A group of experts from the Valdai Club including the representatives of the Higher School of Economics, the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, the Russian Council on Foreign Affairs, as well as ...
Interview with Zhao Huasheng, professor, Fudan University
Interview
The Silk Road project is often considered an example of China’s new foreign policy ambitions. Some observers are even sounding the alarm about potential consequences on Russia’s security and influence around its southern borders. We talked to ...