Category: CAP Spotlight

Introducing B5+1

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

Introducing B5+1

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

Central Asia: A Loophole for Russia’s Sanctions?

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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… Continue reading Central Asia: A Loophole for Russia’s Sanctions?

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

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

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… Continue reading Central Asia Annual Security Workshop 2023: Central Asia in a Transformed Geopolitical Environment 

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… Continue reading China’s Genocide Against Uyghurs

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… Continue reading Russian Migration to Central Asia and the South Caucasus

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… Continue reading Safety of Journalists in Central Asia: Challenges and Responses 

Violence on the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Border: Causes and Consequences

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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… Continue reading Violence on the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Border: Causes and Consequences

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… Continue reading Escaping the Taliban, One Year Later: Afghan Voices of Hope

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… Continue reading Dungan Folktales and Legends: The Folkloric Narrative Tradition of the Sino-Muslims in Central Asia

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… Continue reading Karakalpakstan Two Months on: Karakalpak and Independent Voices Speak

Reform Crisis in Uzbekistan and the Karakalpak Protests

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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… Continue reading Reform Crisis in Uzbekistan and the Karakalpak Protests

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… Continue reading Giant Gap Discovered in Research on Central Asia: How Climate Change Has Been Overlookedby the Research Community

Referendum in Kazakhstan: Political Reset or Political Redux?

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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… Continue reading Referendum in Kazakhstan: Political Reset or Political Redux?

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… Continue reading The Mobilizing Potential of Communication Networks in Central Asia