Ancient traders faced challenges and devised solutions that, surprisingly, resemble some of the practices used by modern startup founders. Here are three strategies employed by Silk Road traders and ...

In his writings, Polo noted Khotan’s wealth as an outpost on the Silk Road, the route that once carried trade between China and the Mediterranean world. On January 14, 1896, a caravan left from ...

Donald Trump has announced a ‘full and unconditional’ pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the dark web drug market known ...

Scientists have gained new insight into the Silk Road through the discovery of two abandoned cities. Located in southeastern Uzbekistan, the cities were likely large urban centers that now point ...

The Havighurst Center focused on the historical and contemporary cultures of the Silk Road during the academic years 2005-6 and 2006-7. As part of that focus, 15 Miami faculty received a ...

President Donald Trump carried through on another campaign promise, issuing a presidential pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the ...

On the eve of Beijing’s May 2017 Summit on its New Silk Road strategy and plans, historians may well ask how China was able to turn the tables on America in Eurasia. Just six years ago ...