Thursday Aug 9th, 2012
Facts about the Silk Road
The “Silk Road” was a stretch of shifting, unmarked paths across massive expanses of deserts and mountains — not a real road at any point or time. Archeologists have found few ancient Silk Road bridges, gates, or paving stones like those along Rome’s Appian Way. In fact, the main defining features of the Silk Road are not man-made at all. They are best seen from the air — converging valleys, desert oases, and river chasms among towering mountain… read more »
Friday Feb 22nd, 2013
North Korea and the bomb
Joseph M. Siracusa looks at North Korea’s nuclear program
Wednesday Feb 13th, 2013
Ordering off the menu in China debates
Jeffrey Wasserstrom on Chinese politics
Thursday Aug 16th, 2012
Even more facts about the Silk Road
From Marco Polo to camels, important traders to an avenue for ideas
