From our Partners – Central Asia Program

Tricky Summitry as Rising Powers Meet at Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Samarkand

Tricky Summitry as Rising Powers Meet at Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Samarkand Rising Powers Initiative – Sigur Center for Asian StudiesPolicy Alert #250- September 21, 2022 The 2022 Shanghai Cooperation… Continue reading Tricky Summitry as Rising Powers Meet at Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Samarkand

Vacancy at Eurasia Foundation: Program Officer, Civic Engagement

SUMMARY Eurasia Foundation (EF), a US-based international development organization promoting good governance and vibrant civil society, is accepting applications for a Program Officer, Civic Engagement (PO). The PO is a… Continue reading Vacancy at Eurasia Foundation: Program Officer, Civic Engagement

Central Eurasian Studies Society is Hiring a Society Administrator

Central Eurasian Studies Society is Hiring a Society Administrator VACANCY: SOCIETY ADMINISTRATOR The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) seeks a part-time, remote-working Administrator commencing June 13, 2022, or as soon… Continue reading Central Eurasian Studies Society is Hiring a Society Administrator

Central Asian Affairs Journal: Call for Special Issue Proposals, 2023

Central Asian Affairs Journal: Call for Special Issue Proposals, 2023 Deadline June 30, 2022 The Central Asian Affairs Journal Editorial Board is accepting special issue proposals (5–7 papers in an issue,… Continue reading Central Asian Affairs Journal: Call for Special Issue Proposals, 2023

Could a New President in Turkmenistan Provide an Opportunity for the US to Promote Reform?

Could a New President in Turkmenistan Provide an Opportunity for the US to Promote Reform? It may turn out that Serdar is just like his father, and nothing will change… Continue reading Could a New President in Turkmenistan Provide an Opportunity for the US to Promote Reform?

Washington Must Step Up Its Engagement in Central Asia

Relatives and people meet Kyrgyz troops, as they return from Kazakhstan, near the military unit in Tokmak some 60 kms from Bishkek, on January 14, 2022. - The decision to dispatch troops was a first for the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), an alliance of ex-Soviet states often touted by Russia as a NATO equivalent, following an urgent plea from Kazakhstan's leadership. (Photo by VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO / AFP) (Photo by VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP via Getty Images)

Washington Must Step Up Its Engagement in Central Asia Recent unrest in Kazakhstan underscores the risks of ignoring the root causes of political instability in the region. Originally published on… Continue reading Washington Must Step Up Its Engagement in Central Asia

Riots in Kazakhstan | PONARS Eurasia Commentaries

GazMaidan, Crimea #2, or the End of the Old Man’s Clan? Dinissa Duvanova, Associate Professor, Lehigh University On January 5, bitcoin dropped by 13 percent in a single day. One of the big… Continue reading Riots in Kazakhstan | PONARS Eurasia Commentaries

Russia’s Islam: Balancing Securitization and Integration

Russia’s Islam: Balancing Securitization and Integration Marlene Laruelle, December 2021 Russia’s Islam has been much more than the two Chechen wars, and regular terrorist actions that have shaken the Russian… Continue reading Russia’s Islam: Balancing Securitization and Integration

The Afghanistan Project

Friends, We are launching the Afghanistan Project (AP), an ambitious new initiative of the Center for Governance and Markets (CGM), a global policy research center at the University of Pittsburgh. The Project… Continue reading The Afghanistan Project

Call for Contributions: Identity and visibility of LGBTQ+ people in the post-Soviet world

Call for Contributions: Identity and visibility of LGBTQ+ people in the post-Soviet world Central Asian Survey is organizing a special issue entitled “Identity and visibility of LGBTQ+ people in the… Continue reading Call for Contributions: Identity and visibility of LGBTQ+ people in the post-Soviet world

Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute 2022 Applications are Now Open!

The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) is now accepting applications for their Summer 2022 program! CESSI 2022 will be held from June 20 to August 12, 2022. The priority… Continue reading Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute 2022 Applications are Now Open!

Now Hiring! Program Associate for Central Asia Program

The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs (ESIA) is one of the world’s leading schools of international affairs and one of the largest schools of international affairs in… Continue reading Now Hiring! Program Associate for Central Asia Program

CESS 2021 Winter Afghan Digital Scholarship Award

Central Eurasian Studies Society 2021 Winter Afghan Digital Scholarship Award | Aga Khan University Deadline for application submissions: Tuesday 03 November 2021, 17:00 UK Time. The Governance Programme at the… Continue reading CESS 2021 Winter Afghan Digital Scholarship Award

Новая Туркменская Сказка: «Чореджик» на пути в мир

Новая Туркменская Сказка: «Чореджик» на пути в мир «Чореджик» теплый и домашний хлебушек появивщийся на свет темной ночью перед сном для рассказа моему тогда 5 летнему сыну. «Чореджик» словно принёс… Continue reading Новая Туркменская Сказка: «Чореджик» на пути в мир

Teaching Fellowship Opportunity with the Global Language Network

Global Language Network Teaching Fellowship Opportunity Sharing your language and culture is a great way to broaden understanding of Central Asia and connect people from around the world through language. GLN… Continue reading Teaching Fellowship Opportunity with the Global Language Network

Announcing the Central Asia Program Global Language Network Initiative

Русский We are excited to launch the new Central Asia Program Global Language Network Initiative. This partnership connects the CAP community and the Global Language Network (GLN), a not-for-profit organization… Continue reading Announcing the Central Asia Program Global Language Network Initiative

A Unique Children’s Book About Central Asia

A UNIQUE CHILDREN’S BOOK ABOUT CENTRAL ASIA A wide range of books can be found in the West about Central Asia, but most of them target adult readers, particularly scholars… Continue reading A Unique Children’s Book About Central Asia

Crude Accountability Communications Assistant

Communications Assistant Crude Accountability is an environmental and human rights nonprofit organization that works with communities in the Caspian and Black Sea regions battling threats to local natural resources and… Continue reading Crude Accountability Communications Assistant

CALL FOR PAPERS

To support our mission of increasing high-quality academic and policy knowledge on Central Asia and promoting local scholarship, the Central Asia Program (CAP) at George Washington University invites the submission… Continue reading CALL FOR PAPERS

WOVEN GEMS ALONG THE SILK ROAD: Small Pile Weavings of the Turkic Nomads of Central Asia

WOVEN GEMS ALONG THE SILK ROAD: Small Pile Weavings of the Turkic Nomads of Central Asia with Dr. Richard Isaacson, Collector and Independent Scholar, Arlington, VA Log-in 9:55 a.m. /… Continue reading WOVEN GEMS ALONG THE SILK ROAD: Small Pile Weavings of the Turkic Nomads of Central Asia

PEER Network Scholarships for Central Asian Researchers

The PEER Network focuses on the political economy of education and is launching activities in Central Asia. This network is a great opportunity for early-career Central Asian scholars and activists… Continue reading PEER Network Scholarships for Central Asian Researchers

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowships

Competition Now Open! Deadline to Apply: April 5, 2021 The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program provides opportunities for doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern… Continue reading Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowships