Online Event Tuesday, April 30, 2024 from 10:00-11:00 am EDT In November 2024, the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, marking the third year in… Continue reading COP29, Azerbaijan, and Environmental and Human Rights
Category: Domestic Politics
Materials (articles, discussions, publications) on domestic politics and policies of Central Asian states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
A Slow Reckoning: The USSR, the Afghan Communists, and Islam
Online Event Tuesday, April 9, 2024 from 10:00-11:00am EDT Vassily Klimentov will be discussing his book, A Slow Reckoning: The USSR, the Afghan Communists, and Islam, published by Northern Illinois University Press… Continue reading A Slow Reckoning: The USSR, the Afghan Communists, and Islam
Annual Security Workshop: Navigating Global Turbulence: Building Resilience in Central Asia
In-Person Event Thursday, March 28, 2024 from 8:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EDT) Central Asia is at a pivotal point, facing significant geopolitical, economic, and environmental challenges that could have… Continue reading Annual Security Workshop: Navigating Global Turbulence: Building Resilience in Central Asia
Exploring the Dynamics of Open Government in Kazakhstan: A Critical Assessment of Tokayev’s “Listening State” Reform
Image from Kazakhstan’s Presidential Press Service Online Event In March 2019, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev assumed the presidency through a meticulously orchestrated succession, pledging to advance political liberalization and foster greater responsiveness… Continue reading Exploring the Dynamics of Open Government in Kazakhstan: A Critical Assessment of Tokayev’s “Listening State” Reform
The 80th Anniversary of the Chechen and Ingush Deportation: What is its legacy today?
Virtual EventTuesday, February 27, 2024 from 10:00-11:00am Join us for a discussion organized by the Central Asia Program at The George Washington University to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the… Continue reading The 80th Anniversary of the Chechen and Ingush Deportation: What is its legacy today?
Central Asia’s Aral Sea: Lessons for Today’s Climate Crisis
Hybrid Event, Image by NASA Earth Observatory December 11, 9:00 am – 10:30 am (EST) Once one of the world’s largest inland bodies of water, the Aral Sea began to shrink… Continue reading Central Asia’s Aral Sea: Lessons for Today’s Climate Crisis
Kazakhstan’s Bloody January: Protest Motivations, Public Perceptions and Human Rights
Online discussion co-organized by the PaperLab Research Center (Astana, Kazakhstan). Image provided by PaperLab.kz. Thursday, December 7, 2023, 9:00 am – 10:30 am EST In the first days of 2022,… Continue reading Kazakhstan’s Bloody January: Protest Motivations, Public Perceptions and Human Rights
Nuclear and Biological Nonproliferation: Lessons from Kazakhstan and Central Asia
Online event September 5, 2023, 9:00 am – 10:30 am EDT Stronger than Death memorial, Semei, Kazakhstan. Image Source: astanatimes.com In a world increasingly defined by bellicose rhetoric, nuclear nonproliferation… Continue reading Nuclear and Biological Nonproliferation: Lessons from Kazakhstan and Central Asia
The world, the US, and China–what examples can speed up the application of AI in STEM disciplines in Kazakhstan?
By Bakhadir Rismetov, PhD., Visiting Scholar, The George Washington University Abstract This article explores the benefits and challenges of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into STEM education in Kazakhstani secondary schools based… Continue reading The world, the US, and China–what examples can speed up the application of AI in STEM disciplines in Kazakhstan?
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… 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
A Year in American School: A View of an Alien, Parent, and Educator
Bolashak Reflections: A Series of Essays by Bolashak Fellows on What They Have Learned from Their Studies Author: Aigul Sarenova Aigul Sarenova serves as the Dean of General Education at… Continue reading A Year in American School: A View of an Alien, Parent, and Educator
Internationalization of the Educational Activities of the University
Internationalization of the Educational Activities of the University A. T. Zhunissov, E. A. Assan, and A. M. Mukhambetzhan Abstract At present, one of the tasks of modern higher education is… Continue reading Internationalization of the Educational Activities of the University
Should Turkmenistan Use the Caspian Sea to Quench its Thirst?
Authors: Originally from Turkmenistan, Jahan Taganova is a water diplomat, One Young World Peace Ambassador, and scholar, working at the intersection of global development and public policy. Jahan graduated with… Continue reading Should Turkmenistan Use the Caspian Sea to Quench its Thirst?
Why Should People Form Professional Groups and Associations?
Bolashak Reflections: A Series of Essays by Bolashak Fellows on What They Have Learned from Their Studies Author: Gaini Seitenova If the power of bad people is achieved by the… Continue reading Why Should People Form Professional Groups and Associations?
What Can We Teach Our Students about Democracy?
Bolashak Reflections: A Series of Essays from Bolashak Fellows on What They Have Learned from their Studies. Author: Mirey Kabasheva A few days ago, I and my fellow friend from… Continue reading What Can We Teach Our Students about Democracy?
Book talk with the author of Social Innovations in Post-Soviet Countries
Book talk with the author of Social Innovations in Post-Soviet Countries Author Bakhrom Radjabov posits that analyses of developments in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and Eastern Europe often overlook… Continue reading Book talk with the author of Social Innovations in Post-Soviet Countries
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
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
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
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… Continue reading Referendum in Kazakhstan: Political Reset or Political Redux?
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… Continue reading The Reasons Behind a New Wave of Violence in the Pamirs
Making sense of the January 2022 protests in Kazakhstan: failing legitimacy, culture of protests, and elite readjustments
By Diana T. Kudaibergenova and Marlene Laruelle ABSTRACT In January 2022 mass protests spread quickly across the whole of Kazakhstan, becoming the largest mass mobilization in the country’s modern history.… Continue reading Making sense of the January 2022 protests in Kazakhstan: failing legitimacy, culture of protests, and elite readjustments
