December 12, 2024, 2:30 p.m. –4:00 p.m. (EST) As the United States and Central Asia celebrate over three decades of diplomatic engagement, the focus of discussions has evolved from primarily… Continue reading Beyond Geopolitics: Strengthening U.S.-Central Asia Ties through Trade and Investment
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A New Start: Central Asia’s Nuclear Potential & Peril
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Local Governance Under Taliban Rule, 2021-2023
Authors: Dr. Antonio Giustozzi is a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). He took his PhD at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).… Continue reading Local Governance Under Taliban Rule, 2021-2023
Call for Applications: Spring/Summer, 2025
The Central Asia-El Umiti Program We are excited to announce the launch of the El Umiti Internship, a collaborative initiative by the Data Lab and the Central Asia Program (CAP)… Continue reading Call for Applications: Spring/Summer, 2025
“Awaken, Kazakh!” Kazakhstan’s History on Television: Reconstruction, Interpretation, Controversy
Online Event Monday, May 6, 2024 10:00-11:30am EDT “Kazakhstan’s History on Television: Reconstruction, Interpretation, Controversy” is dedicated to the narrative representation of Kazakhstani history on television. Recent fictionalized biographies about… Continue reading “Awaken, Kazakh!” Kazakhstan’s History on Television: Reconstruction, Interpretation, Controversy
COP29, Azerbaijan, and Environmental and Human Rights
Online Event Tuesday, April 30, 2024 from 10:00-11:00 am EDT In November 2024, the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, marking the third year in… Continue reading COP29, Azerbaijan, and Environmental and Human Rights
Narxoz University International Conference
International ConferenceCentral Asia – a promising region. In search of new ideas of integration and access to world markets Hybrid Event (online/offline) Date and Time: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 19:00 –… Continue reading Narxoz University International Conference
Between Allies and Adversaries: Assessing Iran’s Stand on Armenia and Azerbaijan
Online Event Monday, April 22, 2024 from 11:00am – 12:15pm EDT In the South Caucasus, Iran grapples with its relationships with Armenia and Azerbaijan amid regional power dynamics. Concerns about… Continue reading Between Allies and Adversaries: Assessing Iran’s Stand on Armenia and Azerbaijan
A Slow Reckoning: The USSR, the Afghan Communists, and Islam
Online Event Tuesday, April 9, 2024 from 10:00-11:00am EDT Vassily Klimentov will be discussing his book, A Slow Reckoning: The USSR, the Afghan Communists, and Islam, published by Northern Illinois University Press… Continue reading A Slow Reckoning: The USSR, the Afghan Communists, and Islam
Migrants and Exiles: The New Mobility Reshaping Central Asia and Russia
Annual Security Workshop: Navigating Global Turbulence: Building Resilience in Central Asia
In-Person Event Thursday, March 28, 2024 from 8:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EDT) Central Asia is at a pivotal point, facing significant geopolitical, economic, and environmental challenges that could have… Continue reading Annual Security Workshop: Navigating Global Turbulence: Building Resilience in Central Asia
Navigating Turmoil: The Dynamics of Armenian-Azerbaijani Relations in 2024
Online Event Thursday, March 14, 2024 from 11:00am – 12:15pm Nearly six months since the end of the Third Karabakh War, tensions persist along the Armenia-Azerbaijan borders as both nations… Continue reading Navigating Turmoil: The Dynamics of Armenian-Azerbaijani Relations in 2024
Navigating the New Energy Geopolitics: Assessing Russia’s Power Play in Central Asia’s Post-2022 Gas Crisis
Hybrid Event Friday, March 8, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30am The disruption of Russian gas supplies in 2022 sparked a profound reappraisal of supply and infrastructure dependencies beyond the EU-Russia… Continue reading Navigating the New Energy Geopolitics: Assessing Russia’s Power Play in Central Asia’s Post-2022 Gas Crisis
Formalities of Contemporary Central Asian Militaries
Author: László Kövecses is currently a PhD student in History at Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest. Previously he earned his MSc degree at the University of Glasgow in Russian, Central… Continue reading Formalities of Contemporary Central Asian Militaries
Exploring the Dynamics of Open Government in Kazakhstan: A Critical Assessment of Tokayev’s “Listening State” Reform
Image from Kazakhstan’s Presidential Press Service Online Event In March 2019, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev assumed the presidency through a meticulously orchestrated succession, pledging to advance political liberalization and foster greater responsiveness… Continue reading Exploring the Dynamics of Open Government in Kazakhstan: A Critical Assessment of Tokayev’s “Listening State” Reform
Central Asia: Multi-Vector Policy for the 21st Century – Strategy and Development
Hybrid Event Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 from 10:00am-2:00pm Central Asia’s multi-vector approach to diplomacy has long been a cornerstone of its foreign policy, playing a prominent role in regional discussions.… Continue reading Central Asia: Multi-Vector Policy for the 21st Century – Strategy and Development
Central Asian Regionalism: Insights from Inside and Out
Hybrid Event Since the dawn of independence, the five post-Soviet Central Asian republics have identified themselves as a single political region. However, their separate efforts to shape national identities, institutions,… Continue reading Central Asian Regionalism: Insights from Inside and Out
The 80th Anniversary of the Chechen and Ingush Deportation: What is its legacy today?
Virtual EventTuesday, February 27, 2024 from 10:00-11:00am Join us for a discussion organized by the Central Asia Program at The George Washington University to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the… Continue reading The 80th Anniversary of the Chechen and Ingush Deportation: What is its legacy today?
Introducing B5+1
An Initiative Under CIPE’s Program IBECA – Improving the Business Environment in Central Asia
Introducing B5+1
An Initiative Under CIPE’s Program IBECA – Improving the Business Environment in Central Asia
Turan Business Forum in New York
Friday, December 15 @ 4 – 9pm EST Location: 404 Broadway New York, NY 10013 Turan Business Forum in New York has united entrepreneurs from: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,… Continue reading Turan Business Forum in New York
Central Asia’s Aral Sea: Lessons for Today’s Climate Crisis
Hybrid Event, Image by NASA Earth Observatory December 11, 9:00 am – 10:30 am (EST) Once one of the world’s largest inland bodies of water, the Aral Sea began to shrink… Continue reading Central Asia’s Aral Sea: Lessons for Today’s Climate Crisis
Kazakhstan’s Bloody January: Protest Motivations, Public Perceptions and Human Rights
Online discussion co-organized by the PaperLab Research Center (Astana, Kazakhstan). Image provided by PaperLab.kz. Thursday, December 7, 2023, 9:00 am – 10:30 am EST In the first days of 2022,… Continue reading Kazakhstan’s Bloody January: Protest Motivations, Public Perceptions and Human Rights
