Uyghur Neighborhoods in Kazakhstan
with Sean Roberts, Associate Professor and Director, International Development Studies Program, GWUWith the fall of the Soviet Union, the Uyghurs of Kazakhstan, like many others in the former USSR, began to resurrect and…
Nomadic Life Styles and Narratives in Kazakhstan: Then and Now
A workshop held in conjunction with the exhibition "Nomads and Networks: The Ancient Art and Culture of Kazakhstan" currently at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in the Smithsonian Institution until December 2,…
Diversification of an Energy-Producing Economy Agricultural Policy in Kazakhstan
with Richard Pomfret, Professor of Economics, University of Adelaide, AustraliaKazakhstan has used energy revenues to save for the future, invest in human capital, and diversify the structure of production with the goal of…
Politics and Cinema: Divergence in Post-Soviet Central Asian Film
Discussion on Kazakh CinemaIntroduction: Peter Rollberg, Director, IERES, GWU Kazakh Cinema in an Historical Perspective: from Perestroika to Post-Borat Time Jean Radvanyi, Professor, National Institute for Oriental Languages and Cultures,…
Traps of Political Succession in Kazakhstan
withDosym Satpayev, Director, Non-governmental Consulting Organization "Risks Assessment Group" Tolganay Umbetaliyeva, Director General, Public Fund "Central Asian Foundation for Democracy" Andrey Chebotarev, Director, "Alternative" Center for Topical Studies Rasul Zhumaly, Lecturer, S. Demirel University…
The ATOM project exhibit and art show
To Mark the International Day Against Nuclear Tests Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan H.E. Kairat Umarov and GW’s Central Asia Program have the honor to invite you to attend The ATOM project exhibit and…
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…
Debating Social Issues and Civil Society in Kazakhstan
Marlene Laruelle, George Washington UniversityMargarita Assenova, Jamestown Foundation Anara Ibraeva, Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law The Central Asia Program will be debating Kazakhstan’s rapidly changing…
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…
