Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about Asia's role in the global political economy. When you think innovation, you think California. Its tech industry thrives on a ...

To put this all in context, let's look at a map of the European Union versus the Eurasian Customs Union as they stand right now: As you can see the big red blob that represents the ECU already has ...

Tin from the Mušiston mine in Central Asia’s Uzbekistan traveled more than 2,000 miles to Haifa, where the ill-fated ship loaded its cargo before crashing off the eastern shores of Uluburun in ...