Afghanistan’s Stability and Regional Security Implications for Central Asia
A conference organized by the Central Asia Program (George Washington University), and EUCAM (Europe-Central Asia Monitoring),with the support of the NATO Science for Peace and Security Program. Afghanistan's Stability and Regional Security Implications for Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan Beyond ‘Democracy Island’ and ‘Failing State’: Factoring Social and Political Changes in a Post-Soviet Society
An international conference organized by the Central Asia Program and the Uppsala Center for Russian Studies. Kyrgyzstan Beyond 'Democracy Island' and 'Failing State': Factoring Social and Political Changes in a Post-Soviet Society
European and U.S. policies in Central Asia: Will transatlantic cooperation work in Central Asia towards and beyond 2014?
The seminar aims to bring together experts and policy-makers from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss the connecting points and divergences of policies of the European Union and the U.S. in Central Asia. Both have similar – though not identical – interests and objectives inCentral Asia but their policy-approaches differ substantially. What can be done in… Continue reading European and U.S. policies in Central Asia: Will transatlantic cooperation work in Central Asia towards and beyond 2014?
Kazakh Culture: Legacies and Innovations
9:00 AM OpeningPeter Rollberg, Director, IERES, George Washington University Ambassador Kairat Umarov, Kazakhstan Embassy in the United States 9:15-10.30 AM Keynote speaker Ambassador Olzhas Suleymenov, Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to UNESCO Q&A 10:30-11:00 AM Coffee-break 11:00 - 12:30 PM Legacies and Innovations in Kazakh Literature Chair: Marlene Laruelle (IERES, George Washington University) An inconvenient Sage. The Legacy… Continue reading Kazakh Culture: Legacies and Innovations
Central Asia, Iran, and the Nuclear Landscape in Asia
Co-sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies’ Rising Powers Initiative 9:00 – 9:30 AM Registration and Breakfast 9:30 – 9:45 AM Welcoming Remarks by Douglas Shaw, Associate Dean for Planning, Research and External Relations, GWU 9:45 – 11:15 AM Panel I. Asia’s Changing Nuclear Landscape Chair: Douglas Shaw, Associate Dean for Planning, Research andExternal Relations, GWU Japan's Nuclear Tremors: Domestic Debates about Energy & Security after… Continue reading Central Asia, Iran, and the Nuclear Landscape in Asia
Addressing Soft Security Challenges in Kazakhstan and Central Asia
Kazakhstan has already taken the regional leadership on soft security issues in the whole Central Asian region. This conference will discuss the region’s main soft security issues: water management, regulating migrations and refugees flows, developing disaster preparedness and reaction to climate change. It will bring together scholars and experts to offer a full panorama of… Continue reading Addressing Soft Security Challenges in Kazakhstan and Central Asia
The Second Central Asia Security Workshop
Join us for the Second Security Workshop to celebrate the two year anniversary of the CentralAsia Program. We will discuss the current state of affairs in Central Asia and offer a fresh look at the main policy issues, including the future of the US Silk Road Strategy in the wake of the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the stakes of forthcoming presidential successions… Continue reading The Second Central Asia Security Workshop
Youth in Kazakhstan: Societal Changes, Challenges and Opportunities
9:00am Registration and Breakfast 9:15am Opening Peter Rollberg, Director, IERES, The George Washington University Ambassador Kairat Umarov, Kazakhstan Embassy in the United States 9:30‐10:00am Keynote speaker Ambassador Richard Hoagland, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, US Department of State 10:00‐11:45am Session 1: Youth Identities. National Trends and the Globalization Process Chair: Marlene Laruelle, The George Washington University Douglas Blum, Providence University… Continue reading Youth in Kazakhstan: Societal Changes, Challenges and Opportunities
