Tuesday, December 9, 202511:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (EST)5:00 p.m – 6:30 p.m. (CET) Virtual Event This seminar will examine the complex dynamics of managing shared water resources in the… Continue reading Water Security and Transboundary Cooperation in Central Asia
Category: Upcoming Events
Central Asia Reconnected: Regional Integration in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape
Tuesday, May 27, 202510:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. (EST) Hybrid EventElliott School of International Affairs1957 E St NW, Washington D.C. 200524th Floor, Voesar Conference Room Central Asia is navigating a new… Continue reading Central Asia Reconnected: Regional Integration in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape
Navigating Geopolitical Shifts: Central Asia’s Quest for Autonomy and Sustainable Development
The countries of Central Asia are navigating a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape while striving to define their own development paths and regional cooperation. Their growing desire for strategic and economic… Continue reading Navigating Geopolitical Shifts: Central Asia’s Quest for Autonomy and Sustainable Development
Stability through Connectivity: Why Uzbekistan Hasn’t Given Up on Afghanistan
Date: April 10, 10:00–11:15 a.m. Location: 1957 E St NW, Washington D.C., Room 212, second floor. The Central Asia Program is pleased to host Javlon Abdujalolovich Vakhabov, former Ambassador of… Continue reading Stability through Connectivity: Why Uzbekistan Hasn’t Given Up on Afghanistan
Turkmenistan’s Social Contract under Scrutiny: Ongoing Challenges and International Responses
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (EST) Since Turkmenistan gained independence, the Turkmen government has consistently promoted the narrative that it has been actively strengthening the country’s… Continue reading Turkmenistan’s Social Contract under Scrutiny: Ongoing Challenges and International Responses
After the War: What a Ukraine Peace Agreement Could Mean for Central Asia
Wednesday, February 26, 202510:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. (EST) Virtual Event As discussions around a potential peace agreement in Ukraine continue, its consequences for Central Asia remain a critical issue.… Continue reading After the War: What a Ukraine Peace Agreement Could Mean for Central Asia
Collections and Collectors: Central Asian Masterpieces in European Museums
Monday, February 3, 2025 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. This event will be held in English with discussion in English/Russian.Мероприятие пройдет на английском, с вопросами на русском и английском языках.… Continue reading Collections and Collectors: Central Asian Masterpieces in European Museums
Collections and Collectors: Central Asian Masterpieces in European Museums
Monday, February 3, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (EST) Virtual Event Over the course of the nineteenth and well into the early twentieth century, objects of everyday life from… Continue reading Collections and Collectors: Central Asian Masterpieces in European Museums
Beyond Geopolitics: Strengthening U.S.-Central Asia Ties through Trade and Investment
December 12, 2024, 2:30 p.m. –4:00 p.m. (EST) As the United States and Central Asia celebrate over three decades of diplomatic engagement, the focus of discussions has evolved from primarily… Continue reading Beyond Geopolitics: Strengthening U.S.-Central Asia Ties through Trade and Investment
“Awaken, Kazakh!” Kazakhstan’s History on Television: Reconstruction, Interpretation, Controversy
Online Event Monday, May 6, 2024 10:00-11:30am EDT “Kazakhstan’s History on Television: Reconstruction, Interpretation, Controversy” is dedicated to the narrative representation of Kazakhstani history on television. Recent fictionalized biographies about… Continue reading “Awaken, Kazakh!” Kazakhstan’s History on Television: Reconstruction, Interpretation, Controversy
COP29, Azerbaijan, and Environmental and Human Rights
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
Between Allies and Adversaries: Assessing Iran’s Stand on Armenia and Azerbaijan
Online Event Monday, April 22, 2024 from 11:00am – 12:15pm EDT In the South Caucasus, Iran grapples with its relationships with Armenia and Azerbaijan amid regional power dynamics. Concerns about… Continue reading Between Allies and Adversaries: Assessing Iran’s Stand on Armenia and Azerbaijan
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
Navigating Turmoil: The Dynamics of Armenian-Azerbaijani Relations in 2024
Online Event Thursday, March 14, 2024 from 11:00am – 12:15pm Nearly six months since the end of the Third Karabakh War, tensions persist along the Armenia-Azerbaijan borders as both nations… Continue reading Navigating Turmoil: The Dynamics of Armenian-Azerbaijani Relations in 2024
Navigating the New Energy Geopolitics: Assessing Russia’s Power Play in Central Asia’s Post-2022 Gas Crisis
Hybrid Event Friday, March 8, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30am The disruption of Russian gas supplies in 2022 sparked a profound reappraisal of supply and infrastructure dependencies beyond the EU-Russia… Continue reading Navigating the New Energy Geopolitics: Assessing Russia’s Power Play in Central Asia’s Post-2022 Gas Crisis
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
Central Asia: Multi-Vector Policy for the 21st Century – Strategy and Development
Hybrid Event Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 from 10:00am-2:00pm Central Asia’s multi-vector approach to diplomacy has long been a cornerstone of its foreign policy, playing a prominent role in regional discussions.… Continue reading Central Asia: Multi-Vector Policy for the 21st Century – Strategy and Development
Central Asian Regionalism: Insights from Inside and Out
Hybrid Event Since the dawn of independence, the five post-Soviet Central Asian republics have identified themselves as a single political region. However, their separate efforts to shape national identities, institutions,… Continue reading Central Asian Regionalism: Insights from Inside and Out
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
Armenia-Azerbaijan Relations after the Third Karabakh War
Virtual Seminar, image by Arzu Geybulla December 4, 2023 @ 12:00–1:15 p.m. (EST) The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict reached a dramatic end on September 19, 2023, when the Azerbaijani military ended the self-proclaimed… Continue reading Armenia-Azerbaijan Relations after the Third Karabakh War
