2. Many of the Central Asian state ends in “stan” the Farsi suffix meaning “land”. The once owned landlocked Stans especially Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan sit on one of the worlds largest oil and gas reserves. Afghanistan and Pakistan have the flow of weapons, drugs, and Islamic militants. Chapter 7- The Silk Road And the Great Game
3. The most fundamental issues shaping global order are unfolding in Central Asia. As great powers from Central Asia find want to find and secure newly discovered oil and gas resources, Many of the area is being opened up for both the west and east the compution for pipelines, roads, and trade networks and thus the cause of the new globalization. Chapter 7- The Silk Road And the Great Game
4. ParagKhanna, The Second World, Section II, Chapter 7 The Silk Road and The Great Game. Images by Google Image http://images.google.com Sources
