The US Silk Road: Geopolitical imaginary or the repackaging of strategic interests?

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 360-375

  Laruelle, Marlene ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Central Asia; critical geopolitics; Silk Road; South Asia; US policy

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; FOREIGN POLICY; GEOPOLITICS;

AFGHANISTAN; CENTRAL ASIA; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84952298670     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15387216.2015.1098555     Document Type: Review

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