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Beijing Binds: How COVID-19 is Deepening China’s Relationship with Central Asia with Raffaello Pantucci June 30, 2020 COVID-19 has further exposed tensions that exist within China’s relations with Central Asia. Yet…

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The Conflict in South Kyrgyzstan Ten Years on: Perspectives, Consequences, Actions

29 June, 2020

The Conflict in South Kyrgyzstan Ten Years on: Perspectives, Consequences, Actions Translated and edited by Aksana Ismailbekova and Philipp Lottholz In June of this year, the conflict in southern Kyrgyzstan,…

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Beijing Binds: COVID-19 and the China-Central Asia Relationship

19 June, 2020

By Raffaello Pantucci Senior Associate Fellow at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)Visiting Senior Fellow at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) Raffaello Pantucci’s research focuses on terrorism and counter-terrorism…

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Crisis Management as a Test of Reforms in Uzbekistan (Video)

15 June, 2020

Crisis Management as a Test of Reforms in Uzbekistan June 11, 2020 Our panel of guest experts discuss the situation in Uzbekistan in the midst of the global challenge of…

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Конфликт на юге Кыргызстана десять лет спустя: Перспективы, последствия, действия

12 June, 2020

Конфликт на юге Кыргызстана десять лет спустя: Перспективы, последствия, действия Редакция и перевод: Аксана Исмаилбекова и Филипп Лоттхольц В июне 2020 года исполняется десять лет конфликту на юге Кыргызстана, получившему название…

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Call for Papers: Covid-19 Pandemic and Central Asia

27 May, 2020

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New Voices from Central Asia: Societal Transformations (Volume 3)

26 May, 2020

New Voices from Central Asia: Societal Transformations (Volume 3) The third volume “New Voices from Central Asia: Societal Transformations” gives the floor to a young generation of experts and scholars…

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Updates on the Impact of COVID-19 on Central Asian Societies and Migrant Communities

18 May, 2020

Updates on the Impact of COVID-19 on Central Asian Societies and Migrant Communities Our European colleagues from REFPOM, a research project on funeral practices during migration in Eurasia, led by…

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Alphabet Transition in Uzbekistan: Political Implications and Influences on Uzbek Identity

14 May, 2020

Alphabet Transition in Uzbekistan: Political Implications and Influences on Uzbek Identity By Ryan Michael SchweitzerMay 14, 2020 Following its independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan sought to…

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The Central Asian Revolt of 1916: A Collapsing Empire in the Age of War and Revolution

13 May, 2020

The Central Asian Revolt of 1916: A Collapsing Empire in the Age of War and Revolution Alexander Morrison2019Published by: Manchester University Press For additional information about this book https://muse.jhu.edu/book/68114 The 1916…

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Political Stability and Human Security in Tajikistan in Time of COVID-19 (Video)

12 May, 2020

Monday, May 11, 2020 Conflicting reports from Tajikistan create confusion about how COVID-19 is affecting the country. Tajikistan admitted to its first COVID-19 cases on April 30 as the World…

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Активисты, эксперты, производители знаний: Роли и практики деятелей гражданского общества в реформировании милиции в Кыргызстане

12 May, 2020

Активисты, эксперты, производители знаний: Роли и практики деятелей гражданского общества в реформировании милиции в Кыргызстане Данная статья посвящена анализу краткой истории кыргызской неправительственной организации Гражданский Союз «За реформы и результат»,…

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Central Asian Affairs: Call for Special Issues

5 May, 2020

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American Councils Title VIII Research Programs

4 May, 2020

American Councils Title VIII Research Programs – Applications due October 1 American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce the opening of a new competition cycle for its Title VIII…

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Kazakhs are Wary of Neighbours Bearing Gifts

1 May, 2020

Kazakhs are Wary of Neighbours Bearing Gifts We asked ordinary people in Kazakhstan which great power they liked most. Despite its assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, China didn’t do so…

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Understanding Sinophobia in Central Asia

1 May, 2020

Understanding Sinophobia in Central Asia Sinophobia in Central Asia is real. But does that translate into a threat to China’s lasting presence in the region? By Sebastien PeyrousePublished by The Diplomat,…

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Post-Doctoral Fellowships

29 April, 2020

Post-Doctoral Fellowships The Graduate School of Development seeks to recruit two post-doctoral fellows: one fellowship is tenable at the Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI), Khorog, Tajikistan, the other at the…

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Kyrgyzstan’s Slide to Autocracy (Video)

15 April, 2020

Kyrgyzstan’s Slide to Autocracy with Dr. Erica Marat & Colleen Wood (April 13, 2020) Kyrgyzstan was on the path of holding local and parliamentary elections this year. But two processes are…

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Tommaso Aguzzi

7 April, 2020

Tommaso Aguzzi Tommaso Aguzzi is a freelance photographer born and raised in Castelleone di Suasa, a small village in the Italian hills between the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic Sea.…

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Kasia Ploskonka

7 April, 2020

Kasia Ploskonka Kasia Ploskonka is currently a PhD candidate at SOAS, University of London with a focus on autonomy and agency within contemporary art of post-Soviet Central Asia. She has…

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Thijs Broekkamp

3 April, 2020

Thijs Broekkamp Dutch travel and documentary photographer, filmmaker and writer Thijs Broekkamp (1993) is on a mission to change the Western perception of the Stans. The countries of Central Asia…

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The Return of Foreign Fighters from Conflict Zones: Kazakhstan’s Experience

26 March, 2020

The Return of Foreign Fighters from Conflict Zones: Kazakhstan’s Experience (January 28, 2020) As the Syrian conflict entered into the new stage, the return of foreign fighters to Central Asia…

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Soft Infrastructure Development in Central Asia 2020: Effective Infrastructure Development Through Legislation, Regulation, Policies, Governance, and Public Private Frameworks

26 March, 2020

Soft Infrastructure Development in Central Asia 2020: Effective Infrastructure Development Through Legislation, Regulation, Policies, Governance, and Public Private Frameworks (December 6, 2019) The resource-rich and geographically strategic region of Central…