Research Note: Uzbek Online Recruiting to the Syrian Conflict

CERIA Brief No. 3, November 2014 By Noah Tucker Uzbek jihadists in Syria take advantage of low-cost digital media tools to pro-mote intense and successful operations in a way those fighting in Afghanistan and… Continue reading Research Note: Uzbek Online Recruiting to the Syrian Conflict

Turkmenistan’s Neutrality in Post-Crimea Eurasia

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 17, October 2014 By Luca Anceschi A series of key structural factors is likely to prevent Turkmen foreign policy-makers from continuing in its business-as-usual approach. In October 2014 Gazprom… Continue reading Turkmenistan’s Neutrality in Post-Crimea Eurasia

The role of Islam in the lives of Central Asian migrants in Moscow

CERIA Brief No. 2, October 2014 By Sophie Roche Moscow, with two million Muslim residents and up to two million more migrant workers, has only four mosques, and the municipal authorities have repeatedly… Continue reading The role of Islam in the lives of Central Asian migrants in Moscow

Revisiting Water Issues in Central Asia: Shifting from Regional Approach to National Solutions

Central Asia Fellows Papers No. 6, October 2014 By Nariya Khasanova Nariya Khasanova graduated from the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Tashkent, where she studied International Economic Relations. She has undergone… Continue reading Revisiting Water Issues in Central Asia: Shifting from Regional Approach to National Solutions

Facebook Jihad: The IMU’s Digital Communication Strategy for the Karachi Airport Attack

CERIA Brief No. 1, July 2014 By Noah Tucker The Central Asia Digital Islam Project explores the way Internet and social media are slowly beginning to revolutionize the Islamic marketplace of ideas for Central… Continue reading Facebook Jihad: The IMU’s Digital Communication Strategy for the Karachi Airport Attack

Ensuring Freedom from State Violence in the Kyrgyz Republic

Central Asia Fellowship Papers No. 4, June 2014 By Sardarbek Bagishbekov Sardar Bagishbekov is an executive director of the Kyrgyzstani human rights NGO Golos Svobody (Voice of Freedom, www.vof.kg). The organization aims to… Continue reading Ensuring Freedom from State Violence in the Kyrgyz Republic

First International Conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, and Society

Annual Uyghur Studies Conferences First International Conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, and Society Central Asia ProgramInstitute for European, Russian and Eurasian StudiesElliott School of International Affairs The George Washington… Continue reading First International Conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, and Society

Интервью с воинами-интернационалистами Афганской войны 1979-1989 годов

Интервью с воинами-интернационалистами Афганской войны 1979-1989 годов This book offers unique insight into the memory of the Central Asian afgantsy,who fought in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion of 1979-1989. This work… Continue reading Интервью с воинами-интернационалистами Афганской войны 1979-1989 годов