New Great Game

New Great Game describes a renewed geopolitical interest in Central Asia.

The original Great Game was the 19th-century political and diplomatic competition between the British and Russian empires for territory and influence among Central Asian states. The term entered into widespread use following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.

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