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![‘Great Game’ Redux in Afghanistan? ‘Great Game’ Redux in Afghanistan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-putin-xi-2019.jpg)
‘Great Game’ Redux in Afghanistan?
By Danil Bochkov
As China and Russia align their positions in Afghanistan, the West looks on suspiciously.
![Why Is Afghanistan the 'Graveyard of Empires'? Why Is Afghanistan the 'Graveyard of Empires'?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-king_habibullah_khan_with_afghan_military_men.jpg)
Why Is Afghanistan the 'Graveyard of Empires'?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
A brief history of the empires that were broken in the Hindu Kush.
![Why China’s Submarine Deal With Bangladesh Matters Why China’s Submarine Deal With Bangladesh Matters](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/6449_5243ae5746db1.jpg)
Why China’s Submarine Deal With Bangladesh Matters
By Jeff M. Smith
A deeper look at Dhaka’s role in an intensifying Great Game in the Indian Ocean.
![Donald Trump and Central Asia's 'Great Game' Donald Trump and Central Asia's 'Great Game'](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-24_15-51-21.jpg)
Donald Trump and Central Asia's 'Great Game'
By Ario Bimo Utomo
How will Donald Trump's election affect the balance of power in Central Asia?
![What Central Asia Means to the United States What Central Asia Means to the United States](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-05_15-18-18.jpg)
What Central Asia Means to the United States
By Joshua Walker and Kevin Kearney
From the Great Game to the final frontier, Central Asia takes on new importance in a rapidly shrinking world.
![India and Iran: Changing the Great Game India and Iran: Changing the Great Game](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-27_14-39-33.jpg)
India and Iran: Changing the Great Game
By Siddhartha Srivastava
The Chabahar port deal has the potential to alter the "great game" in Afghanistan for good.
![The New Politics of War and Peace in Afghanistan The New Politics of War and Peace in Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-12_11-29-26.jpg)
The New Politics of War and Peace in Afghanistan
By Tamim Asey
It is time to end “Great Game” politics in Afghanistan.
![Stop Using These 2 Phrases to Talk About Central Asia Stop Using These 2 Phrases to Talk About Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-31_15-18-55.jpg)
Stop Using These 2 Phrases to Talk About Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
Please, don't let your Great Game spill over into mine.
![India and the 21st Century’s Great Game India and the 21st Century’s Great Game](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-11_13-34-13.jpg)
India and the 21st Century’s Great Game
By Francis P. Sempa
A new monograph calls for India and the U.S. to work together in Eurasia.
![Myanmar and the Future of Asia's New Great Game Myanmar and the Future of Asia's New Great Game](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-14_18-19-23.jpg)
Myanmar and the Future of Asia's New Great Game
By Jeremie P. Credo
Myanmar's opening has made its growing strategic value to major powers even more evident.
![How the British and the Russians Drew the Afghan-Turkmen Border How the British and the Russians Drew the Afghan-Turkmen Border](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-03-31_02-25-15.jpg)
How the British and the Russians Drew the Afghan-Turkmen Border
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Ever wonder why Afghanistan's border with Turkmenistan looks so odd?
![WWI Analogies: Missing the Role of Culture WWI Analogies: Missing the Role of Culture](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-10-05_09-49-39.jpg)
WWI Analogies: Missing the Role of Culture
By Kadira Pethiyagoda
Culture is having a greater impact on international affairs than ever before.
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