Ben FlakeinCatching MiceSoft Power — One Belt One Road’s Most Underappreciated ThreatOn November 30th I had the pleasure of attending the US-China Belt & Road Forum. It was (as presenters frequently reminded us) a unique and…Dec 5, 2016Dec 5, 2016
Ben FlakeSoft Power — One Belt One Road’s Most Underappreciated ThreatOn November 30th I had the pleasure of attending the US-China Belt & Road Forum. It was (as presenters frequently reminded us) a unique and…Dec 5, 2016Dec 5, 2016
Ben FlakeinCatching MiceA Leap of Faith: Government Policy and Construction on China’s Silk RoadA recent report by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Social Sciences that one-third of China’s malls are likely to close within the next…Sep 22, 20161Sep 22, 20161
Ben FlakeinCatching MiceKashgar’s Old City: Sinicization, or Epcoticization?It is well-known that in 2009 the Chinese government bulldozed the ‘old city’ in the heart of Kashgar, a move that was not taken…Sep 3, 2016Sep 3, 2016
Ben FlakeinCatching MiceHorgos, City on the MoveThe Kazakh side of the Horgos International Center for Boundary Cooperation is experiencing a truly bizarre colonization.Aug 27, 2016Aug 27, 2016