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What’s At Stake In Tajikistan’s Presidential Elections October 7, 2020 Virtual event hosted by Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the George Washington…

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Identity-Based Discrimination in Kazakhstan: Migrant Workers in Pandemic Times

23 September, 2020

By Preety Sahu Preety Sahu is a PhD student currently working at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. She specializes in domestic policies of Central…

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Current Challenges in Tajikistan with Muhiddin Kabiri (Video)

21 September, 2020

Current Challenges in Tajikistan with Muhiddin Kabiri September 21, 2020 Virtual event hosted by Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the George Washington…

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Western Union Foundation COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund

17 September, 2020

Nomination Deadline: September 30, 11:59PM ET The Western Union Foundation, the Western Union Company’s philanthropic arm, has announced a commitment of USD $250,000 to provide aid for international students struggling…

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Kazakhstan’s Policy on Multilingualism with Jill Neuendorf (Video)

16 September, 2020

Kazakhstan’s Policy on Multilingualism with Jill Neuendorf September 14, 2020 Virtual event hosted by Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the George Washington…

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Post-COVID-19: Can Central Asia be Central to Eurasian Integration?

9 September, 2020

By Marsha McGraw Olive Marsha McGraw Olive, PhD, retired from the World Bank in 2015 as Country Manager of Tajikistan capping a quarter-century career in the Europe and Central Asia…

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THE COVID-19 SOLIDARITY PROGRAM FOR KEY POPULATIONS IN EASTERN PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES IS LAUNCHED!

3 September, 2020

THE COVID-19 SOLIDARITY PROGRAM FOR KEY POPULATIONS IN EASTERN PARTNERSHIP COUNTRIES IS LAUNCHED! AFEW International has launched the regional COVID-19 Solidarity Program in the Eastern Partnership countries with the financial support…

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Book Launch: Analysing Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy: Regime Neo-Eurasianism in the Nazarbaev Era (Video)

3 September, 2020

Book Launch: Analysing Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy: Regime Neo-Eurasianism in the Nazarbaev Era August 27, 2020 Virtual event hosted by Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian…

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Studying Peace in and with Central Eurasia: Starting from Local and Trans-Local Perspectives

24 August, 2020

Studying Peace in and with Central Eurasia: Starting from Local and Trans-Local Perspectives Special Issue: IFSH Peace Researcher as Guest Editor Dr. Anna Kreikemeyer In view of a crisis of…

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Fellowships for Threatened Scholars: Call for Applications, August – September 2020

20 August, 2020

Fellowships for Threatened Scholars: Call for Applications, August – September 2020 Fellowships for Threatened ScholarsApplications due September 28, 2020: Apply Now There are more threatened and displaced scholars today than ever…

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Women Face-to-Face with Domestic Abuse during COVID-19 Lockdown: The Case of Kyrgyzstan

19 August, 2020

By Asylai Akisheva Asylai Akisheva is a PhD candidate at Koç University Law School (Turkey). Her main area of research includes Legal Gender Studies and Women’s Rights. She holds an…

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Post-COVID-19 Regime Stability in Uzbekistan

10 August, 2020

Main Photo by Patrick Barry By Bekzod Zakirov Bekzod Zakirovis a PhD scholar and research assistant at Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, Japan. His research interest…

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Responses to Covid-19 and the Strengthening of Authoritarian Governance in Central Asia

3 August, 2020

By Edward Lemon and Oleg Antonov Edward Lemon is Assistant Professor of Eurasian Studies at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School. In September 2020, he will take up a position as…

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Hagia Sophia Revisited: A Photo Essay by Daniel C. Waugh

29 July, 2020

Hagia Sophia Revisited: A Photo Essay by Daniel C. Waugh July 29, 2020 (Originally published on The Silk Road) The Hagia Sophia is one of the oldest sites of continuous…

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Call for Papers: EURASIAN INSIGHTS Conference in Ghent (Belgium) 10-12 March 2021

28 July, 2020

EURASIAN INSIGHTS Conference in Ghent: Past, current and upcoming dynamics in the Central Asian region, and their (possible) impacts for Europe Click here to view the detailed call for papers on our website.…

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Current Developments in Uzbekistan: A Conversation with H.E. Javlon Vakhabov, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the US and Canada (Video)

27 July, 2020

Current Developments in Uzbekistan: A Conversation with H.E. Javlon Vakhabov, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the US and Canada July 22, 2020 Virtual event hosted by Central Asia Program at the…

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Uzbekistan and COVID-19: A Communication Perspective

23 July, 2020

By Davide Cancarini Davide Cancarini is an independent researcher and freelance journalist based in Milan. He holds a PhD in Institutions and Policies from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore…

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COVID-19 in Kazakhstan: Economic Consequences and Policy Implications

22 July, 2020

By Zhandos Ybrayev NAC Analytica, Nazarbayev University Zhandos Ybrayev is a Senior Researcher at NAC Analytica – Nazarbayev University with a focus on macroeconomic theory, monetary policy and development economics.…

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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Central Asian Migrants in Russia (Video)

21 July, 2020

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Central Asian Migrants in Russia July 16, 2020 Virtual event hosted by Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the…

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The Alarming State of the Healthcare System in Tajikistan

15 July, 2020

The Alarming State of the Healthcare System in Tajikistan By Sebastien PeyrouseCentral Asia Program, IERES, George Washington UniversityMember of International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) Published by International Partnership for…

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YouTube Seminars at the French Institute for Central Asian Studies

14 July, 2020

YouTube Seminars at the French Institute for Central Asian Studies Our partner, The French Institute for Central Asian Studies | Institut français d’études sur l’Asie centrale (IFEAC), created in the 1990s in…

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Post COVID-19: Building Resilience in Central Asia (Video)

13 July, 2020

Post COVID-19: Building Resilience in Central Asia July 9, 2020 Virtual event hosted by Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian studies at the George Washington…

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Turkmenistan and the Fight Against COVID-19 (Video)

9 July, 2020

Turkmenistan and the Fight Against COVID-19 July 6, 2020 Virtual event hosted by Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian studies at the George Washington University…