Spanning Central Asia, China, and India, 'The Silk Roads' showed how the movement of goods, people and ideas helped shape the modern world - where once again, the East is rising in importance. A decade later, global tensions have escalated. Under President Trump, the U.S. created instability at home and abroad. The Middle East is undergoing its most dramatic transformation in a century. Russia is confronting the West, India and Pakistan have edged close to conflict, and China is becoming increasingly assertive, especially regarding Taiwan.
All these countries lie along the ancient Silk Roads - routes that for centuries spread technologies, religions, and knowledge, but also war, disease, and disruption. What can these historical patterns tell us about our present?
Are we witnessing the emergence of a new world order - and if so, what will it look like?

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PETER FRANKOPAN: The Silk Roads; A New History of the World Ten Years On 

15th November 1.30pm until 2.30pm - (60 mins)