The Central Asia Security Workshop

9:00am. Registration and Breakfast
9:30-11:00am. Session 1. The Chinese ‘One Belt One Road’ Strategy

Chair: Robert Sutter (George Washington University)

Alexander Cooley (Harriman Institute, Columbia University)

One Road, One Belt, Many Headaches: the Economic, Political and Social Challenges of OBOR in Central Asia

Rafaello Pantucci and Sarah Lain (RUSI, London)

China and Russia in Central Asia: Cooperation and Conflict

Nadège Rolland (National Bureau of Asian Research)

Unwrapping the Belt and Road: Chinese Perspectives

11:00am-11:30pm. Coffee break

11:30-1:00pm. Session 2. Russia’s Influence in Central Asia. Hard and Soft Power

Chair: Cory Welt (George Washington University)

Jeffrey Mankoff (CSIS)

Multilateralism a la Russe: How the EEU and CSTO are Performing

Richard Weitz (Hudson Institute)

Assessing Russia’s Military Buildup in Central Asia: Dynamics and Implications

Marlene Laruelle (George Washington University)

Capturing Russian Media Influence in Central Asia

1:00-1:45. Lunch

1:45-3:15pm. Session 3. Afghanistan, Regional Security and the United States

Chair: Sean Roberts (George Washington University)

Scott Smith (US Institute of Peace)

Speed Bumps on the New Silk Road

Eric McGlinchey (George Mason University)
International Financial Institutions and the Projection of US Power in Central Asia

Roger Kangas (Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies)

New Dynamics of Security Cooperation in Central Asia in the Post-ISAF Era

3:15-3:30pm. Coffee break

3:30-5:00pm. Session 4. Exporting Radicalism. New Trends among Eurasian Fighters in Syria

Chair: Sebastien Peyrouse (CAP, George Washington University)

Noah Tucker (Associate researcher, CAP)

Fear and Loathing in Central Asia: Social Media’s Role in Generating Hate and Mobilizing Violence

Jean-François Ratelle (Carleton University, Canada)

Caucasian Foreign Fighters in Syria and Iraq: Motivations, Roles and the Threat of Returnees

Rémi Castets (Montaigne University, Bordeaux, France)

From Xinjiang Madrasas to Global Jihadism War Fields: Political and Ideological Transformations of Uyghur Salafi Networks

This event is part of the Central Asia Policy Assessment series, funded by GW’s CIFF fund

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