2. The Silk Road Functions properly Borders open Prosperity shared Blockage of manifold passages Insecurity Escalation Conflict Decade of failed initiatives Soverieingnty trumps lofty aspirations for Central Asia interface
3. Great Game Decade of failed initiatives Sovereignty trumps lofty aspirations for Central Asia interface China winning new Great Game Building new Silk Road Taking best of British and Russian strategies Preserving buffer states and allies without abrasive conquest style
4. Sourse ParagKhanna, The Second World, Section 2: Affairs of the Heartland, Chapter 7: The Silk Road and the Great Game
