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
Category: Geopolitics
Central Asia as a Pivot in China’s BRI
An online event hosted by the Central Asia Program at George Washington University on January 26, 2022. With the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a project that aims to integrate… Continue reading Central Asia as a Pivot in China’s BRI
“Dear Nike, Just Don’t Do It!”: A Transnational Digital Connective Action on the Issue of Forced Uyghur Labor at Nike Sweatshops in China
By Tomiris Mashan Tomiris Mashan is a Master’s student in Comparative Social Research at the National Research University Higher School of Economics. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from… Continue reading “Dear Nike, Just Don’t Do It!”: A Transnational Digital Connective Action on the Issue of Forced Uyghur Labor at Nike Sweatshops in China
Interview with Dr. Kairat Kelimbetov, Governor of the Astana International Financial Centre
Mr. Kelimbetov was appointed as the Governor of the Astana International Financial Centre on 24 December 2015. He heads the AIFC and is a member of the AIFC Management Council.… Continue reading Interview with Dr. Kairat Kelimbetov, Governor of the Astana International Financial Centre
Video – What Next In China’s Growing Security Footprint In Tajikistan?
A virtual event hosted by the Central Asia Program at George Washington University on December 3, 2021. China is expanding its security footprint in Central Asia through strategic military bases… Continue reading Video – What Next In China’s Growing Security Footprint In Tajikistan?
Video – Soft Power in Central Asia: The Politics of Influence and Seduction
Video – Soft Power in Central Asia: The Politics of Influence and Seduction A virtual event hosted by the Central Asia Program at the George Washington University on November 3,… Continue reading Video – Soft Power in Central Asia: The Politics of Influence and Seduction
Taliban at the Border: A New Regime Neighboring Tajikistan
By Mélanie Sadozaï Mélanie Sadozaï is a doctoral student at INALCO, Paris, specializing in border studies and Afghanistan – Tajikistan relations in contemporary Pamir. She is an associate of GW’s… Continue reading Taliban at the Border: A New Regime Neighboring Tajikistan
Iran’s New Membership and Russia’s Global Vision: the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Transformations
By Janko Šćepanović, Ph.D. Janko Šćepanović, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Advanced International and Area Studies (SAIAS) of East China Normal University in Shanghai, People’s Republic… Continue reading Iran’s New Membership and Russia’s Global Vision: the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Transformations
Video – Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Central Asia
A virtual event hosted on September 22, 2021 by the Central Asia Program at the George Washington University About this event The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Central Asia offers the… Continue reading Video – Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Central Asia
China and Central Asia: Warm Politics, Cold Public
By Dr. Kemel Toktomushev Dr. Kemel Toktomushev is a Senior Research Fellow with University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Institute of Public Policy and Administration and an Assistant Professor of Political… Continue reading China and Central Asia: Warm Politics, Cold Public
Video – Ground Truth: Local Views About The Taliban’s Return
A virtual event hosted by the Central Asia Program at the George Washington University on August 23, 2021. About this event In the span of just a few days, the… Continue reading Video – Ground Truth: Local Views About The Taliban’s Return
Video – Afghanistan, Central Asia, and the Resurgence of the Taliban
July 27, 2021 As Talibans are progressing in retaking control of Afghanistan, Central Asian states and border communities found themselves in a situation of neighboring Taliban-government regions, with potential implications… Continue reading Video – Afghanistan, Central Asia, and the Resurgence of the Taliban
China’s Vaccine Diplomacy In Central Asia: What Next?
China’s Vaccine Diplomacy In Central Asia: What Next? A virtual discussion hosted by the Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the George Washington… Continue reading China’s Vaccine Diplomacy In Central Asia: What Next?
Competing for Cake Crumbs: Why Chinese Mining Leads to Conflict in Kyrgyzstan but not Tajikistan
By Isabelle DeSisto Isabelle DeSisto is currently an MPhil candidate in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge, UK. She holds a BA in Government… Continue reading Competing for Cake Crumbs: Why Chinese Mining Leads to Conflict in Kyrgyzstan but not Tajikistan
The United States, Kazakhstan, and Environmental Cooperation
By Wilder Alejandro Sanchez Wilder Alejandro Sanchez is an analyst who covers geopolitical, trade, and defense issues in the post-Soviet world and the Western Hemisphere. He has analyzed Kazakhstan’s foreign policy… Continue reading The United States, Kazakhstan, and Environmental Cooperation
Slow Anti-Americanism: The Social Movements and Symbolic Politics in Central Asia (Video)
Slow Anti-Americanism: The Social Movements and Symbolic Politics in Central Asia March 9, 2021 Virtual book launch hosted by the Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and… Continue reading Slow Anti-Americanism: The Social Movements and Symbolic Politics in Central Asia (Video)
ONE EURASIA OR MANY? Regional Interconnections and Connectivity Projects on the Eurasian Continent
The aim of this book is to critically review the processes of integration and region-building in Greater Eurasia. Integration is a broad term that covers any rise in economic and… Continue reading ONE EURASIA OR MANY? Regional Interconnections and Connectivity Projects on the Eurasian Continent
30th Anniversary of US-Kazakh Diplomatic Relations (Video)
30th Anniversary of US-Kazakh Diplomatic Relations February 11, 2021 Virtual discussion hosted by the Central Asia Program and the Embassy of Kazakhstan to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations… Continue reading 30th Anniversary of US-Kazakh Diplomatic Relations (Video)
Trapped in the System: Experiences of Uyghur Detention in Xinjiang (Video)
Trapped in the System: Experiences of Uyghur Detention in Xinjiang February 3, 2021 Virtual discussion hosted by the Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies… Continue reading Trapped in the System: Experiences of Uyghur Detention in Xinjiang (Video)
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and OSCE: Organizational Efforts vs COVID-19 in Central Asia
By Matthew Neapole Matthew was most recently a Junior Researcher at the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS), in Brussels, where his work focused largely on Central Asia and Japan.… Continue reading The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and OSCE: Organizational Efforts vs COVID-19 in Central Asia
Post-COVID-19 Central Asia and the Sino-American Geopolitical Competition
By Furqan Khan Mr. Furqan Khan is a young researcher and student of International Relations at the National Defence University (NDU) in Islamabad, Pakistan. He is the winner of the… Continue reading Post-COVID-19 Central Asia and the Sino-American Geopolitical Competition
Post-COVID-19: Can Central Asia be Central to Eurasian Integration?
By Marsha McGraw Olive Marsha McGraw Olive, PhD, retired from the World Bank in 2015 as Country Manager of Tajikistan capping a quarter-century career in the Europe and Central Asia… Continue reading Post-COVID-19: Can Central Asia be Central to Eurasian Integration?
Book Launch: Analysing Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy: Regime Neo-Eurasianism in the Nazarbaev Era (Video)
Book Launch: Analysing Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy: Regime Neo-Eurasianism in the Nazarbaev Era August 27, 2020 Virtual event hosted by Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian… Continue reading Book Launch: Analysing Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy: Regime Neo-Eurasianism in the Nazarbaev Era (Video)
