Book Launch – The Cinema of Soviet Kazakhstan 1925-1991: An Uneasy Legacy
The Cinema of Soviet Kazakhstan 1925-1991: An Uneasy Legacy Featuring Peter Rollberg, Professor of Slavic Languages, Film Studies and International Affairs Join us on a journey through the history of Kazakh…
Book Launch – Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Central Asia
The Central Asia Program Invites you to the Book Launch Event: Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Central Asia Speakers: Edward Lemon, Dina Sharipova, Johan Engvall, and Galym Zhussipbek Moderated by: Editors…
Looking Back on Central Asia’s Perestroika: Political Narratives and Political Mobilization | Оглядываясь на перестройку в Ц
*English and Russian interpretation will be provided. Перевод на английский и русский язык будет обеспечен. Life in the USSR was effectively turned upside down by the package of reforms known…
Book Launch – Central Peripheries: Nationhood in Central Asia
Book Launch Discussion Central Peripheries: Nationhood in Central Asia with Author Marlene Laruelle and discussants Diana Kudaibergenova, Sabina Insebayeva, and Berikbol Dukeyev. Central Peripheries explores post-Soviet Central Asia through the prism…
Questioning Sovietness in Post-Soviet Nationbuilding
In this roundtable, we aim to provide a conceptual intervention in the ongoing debates on the nature of Soviet-ness in nation-building strategies of Central Asian states and regimes. Through our…
Soft Power in Central Asia: The Politics of Influence and Seduction
Since the breakup of the Eastern bloc, Central Asia has been analyzed primarily through the prism of hard power and the great powers’ geopolitical and geostrategic games in the region.…
Book Launch – Rentier Capitalism and its Discontents: Power, Morality, and Resistance in Central Asia
Rentier Capitalism and Its Discontents: Power, Morality and Resistance in Central Asia Speakers: Balihar Sanghera, Elmira Satybaldieva, David Montgomery, and Assel Tutumlu This book explains and evaluates today's economic, political,…
President Mirziyoyev’s Second Term In Office: What Next For Uzbekistan?
As Shavkat Mirziyoev starts his second term as the President of Uzbekistan, all eyes are on what comes next and what his second term may mean for the country. He…
Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb
The Central Asia Program invites you to a Nuclear Policy Talk presented by the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb Featuring…
What Next In China’s Growing Security Footprint In Tajikistan?
China is expanding its security footprint in Central Asia through strategic military bases located in the remote eastern corner of Tajikistan. A recent report by RFE/RL shed new light on…
Editors on Central Asia: New Handbooks for a Maturing Field
Four new handbooks on Central Asia appeared in rapid succession by late 2021 or are coming soon in 2022: In this panel hosted by GWU, Four of the editors sit…
The State of Civil Society in Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan
The George Washington University Central Asia Program invites you to the second seminar in our Civil Society in Central Asia series. These sessions are led by Central Asia civil society experts with…
What is Happening in Kazakhstan?
Join us for a special event co-sponsored with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs, and RFE/RL.…
Kazakhstan: What Next? Understanding the Protests and the Post-Protest Political Context
It's been over a week since the massive protests that took the lives of at least 225 people. How can we begin to understand the diversity of reasons for the public dissent…
Central Asia as a Pivot in China’s BRI
with the author Zenel Garcia The Central Asia Program invites you to an online event based on Zenel Garcia's recent book China's Western Frontier and Eurasia. With the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),…
Modernity, Development and Decolonization of Knowledge in Central Asia: Kazakhstan as a Foreign Aid Donor
Join us for an online book launch with the author Nafissa Insebayeva, discussants Syinat Sultanalieva and Sofya du Boulay. This book joins the discussion on foreign aid triggered by the…
Kazakhstan after “Bloody January:” Dreams and Pains of Renewal
Join us for an online event co-sponsored with the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs Kazakhstan has been shaken by a…
Dynastic Succession in Turkmenistan: Will it Make Any Difference?
The Central Asia Program invites you to an online discussion about the implications of the March 12 snap presidential elections in Turkmenistan, which are expected to see power pass from President…
EU Efforts to Prevent Violent Extremism (PVE) by Engaging Civil Society in Kyrgyzstan: Evidence from the Ground
Although a number of previous studies have investigated violent extremism in Central Asia, rigorous research concerning the international efforts in preventing this phenomenon in the region is still limited. The…
What is the Current State of Religious Freedom in Uzbekistan?
Launch of Uzbek-language edition of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom's Report on Religious Prisoners The Central Asia Program (CAP) invites you to a timely discussion with leading officials…
Risks and Opportunities for Central Asia in a New Geopolitical Context
How are Central Asian countries impacted by the war in Ukraine? What is the future of the Eurasian Economic Union? How can Central Asian countries avoid being the collateral victims…
Kazakhstan’s Political Reforms Amidst Geopolitical Shifts
For Kazakhstan, the year started with the unprecedented January riots, a stress test for the country and the government. President Tokayev announced significant political reforms and the decision to accelerate…
The Mobilizing Potential of Communication Networks in Central Asia
What is the mobilizing and meaning-making potential of information and communication technologies (ICT s) in non-democratic regimes? This question has been studied globally, with the Arab Spring heightening the urgency and…
“News from Central Asia” Exhibit
Elliott School of International Affairs, 6th floor 1957 E Street NW, Washington, DCNews from Central Asia brings together Central Asian artists, artisans, and designers whose inspirational works reflect political protests, environmental issues, collective memory restoration, the role of women, objects as reminders…
