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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
