capgwu, Author at Central Asia Program

Russian Policy in Syria and the Middle East: Determination, Delight, and Disappointment (video)

Panel 1. Russia’s Engagement Strategies in the Middle East Nikolas Gvosdev (Naval War College/Foreign Policy Research Institute; Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs) Russian Strategic…

PASSION of Igor Savitsky

Directed by Ali Khamraev

Jihadists from Ex-Soviet Central Asia: Where Are They? Why Did They Radicalize? What Next?

Foreword Simon Saradzhyan, Founding Director, Russia Matters In the fall of 2016 Fletcher School professor Monica Duffy Toft and I were completing work on an issue…

SEnECA – Strengthening and Energizing EU-Central Asia Relations

The project “SEnECA – Strengthening and Energizing EU-Central Asia Relations” seeks to improve research cooperation and to strengthen capacities in research and policy advice in…

Symposium on China’s Mass Incarceration of Uyghurs (video)

On 27 November, 2018, GW’s Central Asia Program hosted a Symposium on China’s Mass Incarceration of Uyghurs, which included the following panels and speakers: Panel 1: “Contextualizing the Re-education…

“Not In Our Name”: A research and documentary project developed by RFE/RL (video of the discussion)

In October 2018, GW’s Central Asia Program and RFE/RL launched Not in Our Name, a research and documentary project developed by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)…

Encounters at the Edge of the Muslim World: A Political Memoir of Kyrgyzstan with author Eugene Huskey and Ambassador Kadyr M. Toktogulov (video)

Drawing on three decades of research and travel in Kyrgyzstan, Encounters at the Edge of the Muslim World: A Political Memoir of Kyrgyzstan takes readers on a…

Orange and Blue: the World of Barzu- Promoting Central Asia through Children’s Literature (video)

Author Marina Abrams introduces Central Asia through children’s literature in her new book Orange and Blue: The World of Barzu. The story is told through the young…

Call for Papers to the Second Central Asian Forum on Sustainable Development and Innovation (Loughborough (UK) 18 March /Astana 4 April)

Call for Papers to the Second Central Asian Forum on Sustainable Development and Innovation (Loughborough (UK) 18 March /Astana 4 April) Sent on behalf of…

Assessing the Terrorist Threat In and From Central Asia

Through an examination of the available evidence and drawing on fieldwork in the region since 2014, Edward Lemon discusses the threat posed by terrorism in…

CESSI: Courses in intensive elementary and intermediate Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, and Uzbek

The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is now accepting applications! We offer courses in intensive elementary and intermediate Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, and Uzbek. Additional…

Announcements

ASN 2019 World Convention Call for Papers (7 November Deadline)

ASN 2019 World Convention Call for Papers (7 November Deadline) [This announcement is also available online and in an attached PDF] Call for Papers 24th Annual…

Not In Our Name: The Trailer

Not In Our Name, produced by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), is the first regional counter-extremism project ever produced for Central Asia. Staff traveled to diverse areas within…

Call for Papers: Establishing Legitimacy and Authority in Central Eurasia Throughout the Ages

Call for Papers Association of Central Eurasian Students Conference Establishing Legitimacy and Authority in Central Eurasia Throughout the Ages Date: February 23, 2019 Submission Deadline:…

CESS Lifetime Service to the Field Award Renamed in Honor of Professor Edward Allworth

The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) and the Harriman Institute, Columbia University, are delighted to announce the renaming of the CESS Lifetime Service to the…

The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy in Kazakhstan

By Natalie Koch CAP Paper 211, September 2018 Natalie Koch is Associate Professor of Geography and O’Hanley Faculty Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of…

Foreign Investment Law and Sustainable Development in the Kyrgyz Republic (video)

Dr. Begaiym Esenkulova is an Associate Professor of Law of the American University of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan) and who is currently a Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar…

Challenges to Freedom of Movement in Azerbaijan

By CAP CAP Paper 210, August 2018 Tural Aghayev is an Azerbaijani human rights lawyer. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Baku State University Law…

Call for Papers: The Seventh Annual Doctoral Research Workshop on Central Asia

Royal Holloway, University of London Call for Papers The Seventh Annual Doctoral Research Workshop on Central Asia Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU Saturday,…

What Happens When Your Town Becomes an ISIS Recruiting Ground? Lessons from Central Asia about Vulnerability, Resistance, and the Danger of Ignoring Perceived Injustice

By CAP CAP Paper 209, July 2018 Noah Tucker is an Associate for the Central Asia Program at the Elliot School of International Affairs, George…