Last week U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron completed a five-day tour of Central Asia and Mongolia. Cameron was not only feted with lavish welcome ceremonies but, judging by the attention paid to Cameron’s arrival and the deals announced, all sides came away with winning outcomes, singly and jointly. This whistlestop tour was intended to reflect the United Kingdom as a real partner of choice, an engaged partner, and one with considerable soft power assets.
For the U.K. there were concrete wins. Cameron promised to help the Central Asian countries and Mongolia with their development in…