Abstract
The Chinese One Belt, One Road (OBOR) strategy will have profound implications for the emerging EuroAsia Great Game. This article suggests that the geopolitical risks are such that it may be better for the fast-growing South and East Asia to work more closely together to achieve development in an environment of cooperative peace.
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