Until the 13th century, the ancient Silk Route of Asia was the world's most important cross-border artery, at a time when Asia was a major trade and economic center of the world. The "Silk Road" refers to an extensive pan-Asia interconnected network of trade routes across the Asian continent...

Contributed papers presented at two international conferences on Dynamics & Revival of the Silkroute: Perspective, Challanges, and Oppertunities from Oct. 15-18, 2008, and Eurasian Peace and Cooperation: Challenges and Oppertunities from Aug. 17-19, 2009