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)…
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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 –…
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Introducing B5+1
An Initiative Under CIPE’s Program IBECA – Improving the Business Environment in Central Asia
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Introducing B5+1
An Initiative Under CIPE’s Program IBECA – Improving the Business Environment in Central Asia
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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,…
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Apply to the New CAP Leadership Programs!
The Central Asia Program is thrilled to announce the launch of its new Leadership Programs in fields crucial for the sustainable development and prosperity of societies. These programs will last 10 months (August 2024 – June…
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Central Asia: A Loophole for Russia’s Sanctions?
Online event August 23 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST Russia is facing unprecedented economic and political sanctions from the United States and its allies over its invasion of Ukraine. However, Moscow has…
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Bolashak Fellows Summer Conference 2023
July 27, 2023 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EDT) Hybrid Event Venue: Lindner Family Commons, 6th floor GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St NW, Washington, 20052 or Join…
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Turkestan since 2018: A Case of “Eternalstan” or an Economic Endeavor?
Author: Adilet Beisenov Adilet Beisenov is an MA candidate in the Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies program at Georgetown University. He earned his undergraduate degree at Nazarbayev University in…
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Central Asia Annual Security Workshop 2023: Central Asia in a Transformed Geopolitical Environment
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…
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Central Asia in a Transformed Geopolitical Environment
This paper is a transcript from Prof. Cooley’s keynote presentation at the Central Asia Security Workshop, March 23, 2023, at GW’s Central Asia Program.
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China’s Genocide Against Uyghurs
China’s Genocide Against Uyghurs Millions of Uyghurs are suffering from unspeakable atrocities at the hands of the Chinese government, including forced sterilization of young women, enforced separation of families and…
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Russian Migration to Central Asia and the South Caucasus
Russian Migration to Central Asia and the South Caucasus Russia’s war on Ukraine has caused massive waves of outmigration of its citizens to the countries of Central Asia and the…
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Safety of Journalists in Central Asia: Challenges and Responses
Safety of Journalists in Central Asia: Challenges and Responses Journalists face pressure in the OSCE area region, to varying degrees; and Central Asia is no exception. This may include harassment…
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Violence on the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Border: Causes and Consequences
Violence on the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Border: Causes and Consequences In the past 18 months, we have seen unprecedented levels of violence on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border. What marks recent incidents from the…
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Escaping the Taliban, One Year Later: Afghan Voices of Hope
Escaping the Taliban, One Year Later: Afghan Voices of Hope Afghan Voices of Hope is a project that seeks to strengthen Afghan diasporic civil society by building solidarity and connecting…
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Dungan Folktales and Legends: The Folkloric Narrative Tradition of the Sino-Muslims in Central Asia
Dungan Folktales and Legends: The Folkloric Narrative Tradition of the Sino-Muslims in Central Asia First migrating from northwest China to Russian Central Asia after the suppression of the Dungan Revolt…
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Karakalpakstan Two Months on: Karakalpak and Independent Voices Speak
Karakalpakstan Two Months on: Karakalpak and Independent Voices Speak More than two months have passed since mass protests erupted in Uzbekistan’s northwestern region of Karakalpakstan over proposed constitutional amendments that…
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Reform Crisis in Uzbekistan and the Karakalpak Protests
Reform Crisis in Uzbekistan and the Karakalpak Protests President Shavkat Mirziyoev initiated several constitutional amendments in Uzbekistan at the end of June which have reminded the world about the autonomous…
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Giant Gap Discovered in Research on Central Asia: How Climate Change Has Been Overlookedby the Research Community
Giant Gap Discovered in Research on Central Asia: How Climate Change Has Been Overlookedby the Research Community On July 5 (2022), Indra Overland presented new research findings at the Central…
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Referendum in Kazakhstan: Political Reset or Political Redux?
Referendum in Kazakhstan: Political Reset or Political Redux? Kazakhstan held a snap referendum on June 5th asking voters to approve a major overhaul of the country’s constitution in the wake…
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The Reasons Behind a New Wave of Violence in the Pamirs
The Reasons Behind a New Wave of Violence in the Pamirs An online event co-sponsored with the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs and the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Tajikistan’s…
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The Mobilizing Potential of Communication Networks in Central Asia
The Mobilizing Potential of Communication Networks in Central Asia What is the mobilizing and meaning-making potential of information and communication technologies (ICT s) in non-democratic regimes? This question has been studied…
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