CAP POLICY BRIEF by Sofya Du Boulay and Dinissa Duvanova, March 23, 2026 Sofya Du Boulay is an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow in Politics at the University of Sussex. She is a… Continue reading Kazakhstan Constitutional Reform 2026: Autocratic Institutionalisation or Personalization of Dictatorship?
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Reclaiming Civic Space in Authoritarian Central Asia: Why and How Western Donors Must Rethink Their Engagement
CAP WORKING PAPER by Sebastien Peyrouse, April 2, 2026 Sebastien Peyrouse is the Director of the Central Asia Program and a Research Professor in the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian… Continue reading Reclaiming Civic Space in Authoritarian Central Asia: Why and How Western Donors Must Rethink Their Engagement
Kazakhstan Constitutional Reform 2026: Autocratic Institutionalisation or Personalization of Dictatorship?
CAP POLICY BRIEF by Sofya Du Boulay and Dinissa Duvanova, March 23, 2026 Sofya Du Boulay is an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow in Politics at the University of Sussex. She is a… Continue reading Kazakhstan Constitutional Reform 2026: Autocratic Institutionalisation or Personalization of Dictatorship?
Kazakhstan’s Regional Ecological Summit: A Turning Point for Environmental Protection?
CAP POLICY BRIEF by Wilder Alejandro Sánchez, March 19, 2026 Wilder Alejandro Sánchez is President of Second Floor Strategies, a consulting firm in Washington, D.C. He covers geopolitical, defense, environmental and… Continue reading Kazakhstan’s Regional Ecological Summit: A Turning Point for Environmental Protection?
How Iran did not take the Taliban into the “Axis of Resistance”
Author: Dr. Antonio Giustozzi is a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). He took his PhD at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).… Continue reading How Iran did not take the Taliban into the “Axis of Resistance”
United We Stand. Central Asian Unity: The Way Forward
Authors: Aitolkyn Kurmanova is an expert on economic policy in Central Asia, and authored several studies on regional economic cooperation, trade, commodity and financial markets. She has a bachelor’s degree… Continue reading United We Stand. Central Asian Unity: The Way Forward
Resource Dependency: A Critical Look at Human Development and Inequality in Turkmenistan
Author: This policy brief has been developed by researchers at the Progres Foundation. The extended research on human development has been published on the organization’s website. 1 The Progres Foundation… Continue reading Resource Dependency: A Critical Look at Human Development and Inequality in Turkmenistan
The Trans-Caspian Middle Corridor Is Thriving
Map of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
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Researching Central Asia. Navigating Positionality in the Field
Virtual Roundtable December 12, 2023 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am EST Researching Central Asia can be interesting, entertaining, life-changing, traumatizing and, at the very least, thought provoking. The way… Continue reading Researching Central Asia. Navigating Positionality in the Field
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
10 Apps for Accessing and Navigating This Odd Digital World from the Point of View of an Educator
Bolashak Reflections: A Series of Essays from Bolashak Fellows on What They Have Learned from Their Studies by Madina Yussubaliyeva Digital tools and programs are being improved for users with… Continue reading 10 Apps for Accessing and Navigating This Odd Digital World from the Point of View of an Educator
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
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
Black Snow of December (Excerpt from Amanat)
By Asel OmarTranslated from Russia by Shelley Fairweather-Vega TRANSLATOR’S NOTE: Asel Omar’s “Black Snow of December” presents a version of events from Kazakhstan’s recent history that, alas, are still little discussed… Continue reading Black Snow of December (Excerpt from Amanat)
Bлияние программ переселения на повышение конфликтности в регионах Казахстана
Авторы Айман Жусупова, кандидат политических наук, руководитель проектов Евразийского центра по человеческим ресурсам (Алматы, Казахстан) Гульмира Илеуова, кандидат социологических наук, президент Общественного фондa «Центр социaльных и политических исследовaний «Стрaтегия» (Алматы,… Continue reading Bлияние программ переселения на повышение конфликтности в регионах Казахстана
The Future of The CASA-1000 Electric Megaproject in the Context of the New Afghanistan
An Economic and Financial Impact Analysis Waris Ahmad Faizi is currently an Erasmus+ exchange student at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (OVGU) in Germany, where he is pursuing an MA… Continue reading The Future of The CASA-1000 Electric Megaproject in the Context of the New Afghanistan
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss: Turkmenistan’s Presidency and Serdarism
By Victoria Clement Dr. Victoria Clement is the owner of Central Asian Insights, a consulting firm in northern Virginia. Clement has more than twenty-five years experience developing, executing, and presenting… Continue reading Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss: Turkmenistan’s Presidency and Serdarism
Inequality Between Students of Rural and Urban Schools in Kazakhstan: Causes and Ways to Address It
By Zhaslan Nurbayev Zhaslan Nurbayev is a PhD / Candidate of Sciences in History and Associate Professor in the Department of Regional Studies of L.N. Gumilev Eurasian National University. In 2014-2015,… Continue reading Inequality Between Students of Rural and Urban Schools in Kazakhstan: Causes and Ways to Address It
Transition to Sustainability in Azerbaijan: Policy Review and Analysis
By Ilaha Abasli Ilaha was a Spring 2021 CAAFP Fellow. She is a PhD researcher at Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus Rotterdam University. Ilaha holds a Master’s degree in International… Continue reading Transition to Sustainability in Azerbaijan: Policy Review and Analysis
Facilitators of Societal Change? Exploring Educated-Abroad Youth’s Potential to Advance Gender Equality in Turkmenistan Through Civic Activism
By Rustam Muhamedov Muhamedov Rustam was a Spring 2021CAAFP Fellow. He is an independent researcher focusing on social-political and security developments in Turkmenistan and wider Central Asia. He is currently… Continue reading Facilitators of Societal Change? Exploring Educated-Abroad Youth’s Potential to Advance Gender Equality in Turkmenistan Through Civic Activism
