CAP Spotlight – Central Asia Program

This event, celebrating the recent publication of a report by The Newlines Institute and the International Tax and Investment Center Central Asia, convenes two esteemed panels to discuss a changing…

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Great Power Competition in Central Asia

4 December, 2025

Join EGS@ITIC and CFTNI for a discussion of how the U.S. and compete with powers like Russia and China for influence in Central Asia. Great Power Competition in Central Asia.…

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Uzbekistan Reform Support Fellowship

27 August, 2025

Call for Applications Uzbekistan Reform Support Fellowship

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Narxoz University International Conference

18 April, 2024

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

9 February, 2024

An Initiative Under CIPE’s Program IBECA – Improving the Business Environment in Central Asia

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Introducing B5+1

9 February, 2024

An Initiative Under CIPE’s Program IBECA – Improving the Business Environment in Central Asia

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Turan Business Forum in New York

11 December, 2023

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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Central Asia: A Loophole for Russia’s Sanctions?

8 August, 2023

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

18 July, 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…

A real size replica of an ancient fort wall illuminated at night and reflected in the artificial pond.

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Turkestan since 2018: A Case of “Eternalstan” or an Economic Endeavor?

29 June, 2023

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

8 May, 2023

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

5 May, 2023

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

3 November, 2022

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

2 November, 2022

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

21 October, 2022

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

14 October, 2022

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

6 October, 2022

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

4 October, 2022

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

9 September, 2022

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

25 July, 2022

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

6 July, 2022

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?

10 June, 2022

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

31 May, 2022

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…