March 23, 2023
This full-day hybrid event addresses a range of issues, including the perceptions and impact of the war in Ukraine on Central Asia, the impact of the return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan on the region, Central Asian countries’ domestic challenges, and how the US could be better engaged in the region.
This video includes:
– Welcoming remarks by Sebastien Peyrouse, Central Asia Program, GWU
– Keynote speech by Alexander Cooley, Harriman Institute, Columbia University: Eurasia Remade? The Regional Ripples of Russia’s War in Ukraine
Panel 1. The War in Ukraine: Perceptions from and Impact on Central Asia
Chair: Marlene Laruelle, Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, GWU
Speakers:
– Nargis Kassenova, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University (online), Central Asian Perspectives on the War in Ukraine
– Paul Stronski, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (online), The Impact of the War in Ukraine on Central Asian Economies and Russian Investments in Central Asia
– Theresa Sabonis-Helf, Georgetown University (in person), Central Asia, Energy, and the Ukraine War
