Commentary
For 2,000 years, Asia’s landlocked nations have borne the weight of other people’s ambitions.
Chinese nationals arrive at the Pak-China Khunjerab Pass, a mountain pass on the Karakoram Highway in Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan bordering China’s Xinjiang region, on Sept. 29, 2015. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images
Charles Davis
Author
Charles Davis is a military veteran and lecturer with an intelligence background. His military awards include: two Bronze Star Service Medals, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals, NATO Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Saudi Arabia Liberation Medal, and Kuwait Liberation Medal.
