Central Asia became the arena of the ‘Great Game’ between the Russian and British empires. It was the arrival of the British in the region that, to a large extent, pushed Russia into ...

Russia's imperial expansion into Central Asia coincided with the growth of the British domain over India, and the result was the establishment of a buffer zone in what is now Afghanistan.

An in-depth look at the geo-politics of Central Asia, from the Great Game to present-day political power struggles in the region.

As the United States moves closer to India and seeks to constrain China, it is likely to be drawn more and more into the Sino-Indian border dispute. In doing so, it will have to grapple with British ...

Alternate History: The First SR-71 Spy Plane Was Almost British Yet Britain had plans for a high-altitude, supersonic reconnaissance aircraft that could have flown as early as 1965.

Central Asia Metals, a British corporation, plans to acquire New World Resources, an Australian company, for $119 million. The acquisition includes two Arizona copper mining properties, Antler and ...

Sep 18, 2015 On September 16, Lord Desai stood up in the British House of Lords and proposed what he acknowledged to be a “utopian” solution to a burgeoning crisis that has challenged EU cohesion: ...

Key point: Hitler fought in World War I and could have been killed, but was spared by a merciful British soldier. Oh, how history could have changed if he had fired his weapon.

Lord David Cameron is visiting Central Asia in a bid to boost British ties with the region amid concerns about trade sanctions on Russia being side-stepped in neighbouring countries.

Central Asia is critical to China’s attempts to build an alternative to the US-led liberal order that is unquestionably dominated by Beijing and in which Russia will, at best, be a junior partner.