Eugene Imas has penned an article in The Diplomat entitled "The New Silk Road to Nowhere" published December 18, 2013. The thrust of the article is the pitfalls associated with the CASA-1000 electrical transmission line construction in Central Asia. The CASA-1000 is associated with the U.S. State Departments New Silk Road Strategy. This transmission line will stretch 759 miles and connect surplus hydroelectricity in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to customers in Afghanistan (and Pakistan). Ideally the project will provide some economic benefit to the Central Asian states as well as to Afghanistan; and with economic development hopefully comes additional stability for the area. Unfortunately there are political, economic and security realities that may threaten the realization and benefits of the expensive project. Learn more in the article at the link below.
http://thediplomat.com/2013/12/the-new-silk-road-to-nowhere/
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