Recent DNA analysis from remains excavated at sites in Hungary's Carpathian Basin has cracked open the mystery of the origins ...

Eurasia’s third revisionist power, Iran, has its own imperial tradition: It is the descendent of both the Persian Empire and the Pahlavi dynasty, which ruled until 1979.

Mankoff argues that a new “age of empire” is emerging in the heartland of Eurasia. Each of the region’s major powers—China, Iran, Russia, and Turkey—is pursuing a “new imperial geopolitics” and ...

In “The Scythian Empire: Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age From Persia to China,” Christopher I. Beckwith marries the two to memorable effect.

The Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at CSIS is excited to announce our upcoming event with Dr. Jeffrey Mankoff, discussing his latest book, Empires of Eurasia: How Imperial Legacies Shape ...

An empire that ruled Eurasia could project its influence across the adjoining oceans and around the world. Advertisement. Advertisement. All the epic clashes of the 20th century — World War I, ...