“Rooted in Felt” International Textile Exhibit Opening Reception
Believed to be one of the world’s oldest textiles, felt was first made over 2,500 ago by the nomadic peoples of Central Asia. It’s a multifunctional non-woven fabric used for…
One Year of the Mirziyoyev Presidency: What Has Changed in Uzbekistan?
This is a joint Central Asia Program - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty event with Alisher Sidiq, head of RFE/RL Uzbekistan service Sean Roberts, Professor, GWU Navbahor Imamova, International Broadcaster, Uzbek Service,…
NAC-NU CAP Conference on External and Internal Migration in Central Asia, ASTANA
Program Day 1, 28 September 2017 9.00 – 9.30 Registration 9.30 – 9.45 Welcome speech Shigeo Katsu, President, Nazarbayev University (TBC) Marlene Laruelle, Director CAP, G. Washington University…
The Islamic Mediascape in Central Asia
9:00-11:00 AM, Session 1: The Evolution of Religious and Irreligious MediaEren Tasar (University of North Carolina) Casting a Wide Net: Islamic Media in Central Asia under Atheism Shahnoza Nozimova (George Mason…
What Lies ahead for Kyrgyzstan after the Presidential Elections?
with Kadyr Toktogulov, Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States Erica Marat, National Defense University Eric McGlinchey, George Mason University Paul Stronski, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Kyrgyzstan's Presidential…
What Lies ahead for Kyrgyzstan after the Presidential Elections?
with Kadyr Toktogulov, Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States Erica Marat, National Defense University Eric McGlinchey, George Mason University Paul Stronski, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Kyrgyzstan's Presidential…
Islam and the State in Central Asia – a Friedrich Ebert Foundation Report
Dr. Sanat Kushkumbayev (Deputy Director, Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan) will present the latest report of the Almaty club (a Central Asia…
Deciphering the Notion of “Uzbek Terrorists”
with Alisher Siddique, Director of RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service In 2017, four terrorist attacks were carried out by Uzbek citizens or people of Uzbek origin in several Western cities. Contrary to…
The 10th CAP Fellows Seminar “Peacebuilding and Civic Literacy in Central Asia and South Caucasus”
Agenda4:00 - 5:30 PM, Session 1: New Perspectives on Grassroots Peacebuilding Diana Mamatova (former Project Coordinator, the United Nations in Kyrgyzstan) Grassroots Peacebuilding: Cross-Border Cooperation in the Ferghana Valley Jafar…
Global Powers and Competing ‘Fixes’ in Central Asia
Dr. Balihar Sanghera, Director of Graduate Studies (Taught),Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Kent; George F. Kennan Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center This presentation examines how the US, Russia, and China have…
CAP Cinema Club Presents: Shal (Kazakhstan, 2012) by Ermek Tursunov
Based on Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea,” this Kazakhstani Oscar submission tells the story of Kasym, an old shepherd who lives on the remote steppes of Kazakhstan.…
The Afghan Shi’i Movement: Revolutionary Politics and Global Islam
With Prof. Robert Crews The leftist coup in Afghanistan in 1978 and the Iranian revolution of 1979 unleashed a radical political movement among the Afghan Shia. Since 2001, this movement…
Towards a New Uzbekistan? The Magnitude, Impact and Limitations of Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Reforms
Since taking office in September 2016, the new President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has initiated many reforms, ranging from economic and social policies aimed at improving the investment climate and…
‘Bourgeois’ Islam, Prosperity Theology, and Ethics in Muslim Eurasia
9:30-11:30 AM, Session 1: Towards an Islamic Capitalist Ethic in Central Asia Gül Berna Özcan (Royal Holloway, University of London) Islam, Morality and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Central Asia Alima Bissenova (Nazarbayev University) Fitting…
Culture and Islam in Late Central Asia
9:00-11:00 AM, Session 1: Sovietness in Central Asia. Politics, Economy, and Society Isaac McKean Scarborough (London School of Economics) The Political Culture of Late Soviet Tajikistan Riccardo Cucciola (National Research University…
Central Asia Security Workshop
10:30AM - 12:00 PM, Session 1: Central Asia’s Regional Environment. Moves and Stabilities Alexander Cooley, Columbia University Central Asia as Part of Greater Eurasia? Prospects and Challenges Jeffrey Mankoff, CSIS Whither…
The 11th CAP Fellows Seminar “Youth, Civic Engagement, and Civil Service in Central Asia and Azerbaijan”
4:00 - 5:00 PM, Session 1: Improving Civic Networks and Civil Service in Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan Raushanna Sarkeyeva (Founder/Director, Urban Initiatives Public Foundation, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) How Do We Strengthen Bishkek's Civic Networks?…
CAP Roundtable on “Muslim Middle Class” vs the Islamic State: National Identity and Revolutionary Justice in Kazakhstan
withNoah Tucker RFE/RL, CAP Associate Zhuldyz Tuleouva Kazakhstan Producer of "Not in Our Name," RFE/RL project Serik Beissembayev Strategia Sociological Center, former CAP fellow Aurelie Biard NAC-NU Postdoctoral fellow, GWU…
“Paradoxes of Legitimation”: Authoritarianism(s) in modern Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
Sofya Omarova,Ph.D. candidate in International Politics and Sociology Department of Social Sciences Oxford Brookes University This presentation seeks to explore the concepts of legitimacy and legitimation and how they relate…
Uzbekistan’s Newfound Foreign Policy and its Implications for U.S.-Uzbekistan Relations
Join us for a discussion on the outcome of the Uzbek president Shavkat Mirziyoyev's visit to the United States and the future role of Uzbekistan in the administration’s Central Asia…
The Identity Crisis of Uyghurs Today
Symposium Agenda 9:00-9:40 Refreshments and Registration 9:40-10:00 Opening Remarks 10:00 – 12:00: Session A: Challenges in Uyghur Education & China’s Harsh Policy towards Uyghurs Chair: Rishat Abbas, Pfizer, USA 1.…
Central Asia in the Era of Sovereignty; The Return of Tamerlane?
Dr. Therese Sabonis-Helf, Georgetown University Dr. Dan Burghart, National Intelligence University Dr. Marlene Laruelle, The George Washington University Dr. Roger Kangas, National Defense University Dr. Laura Adams, USAID Stacie Giles, Virginia Commonwealth…
BISHKEK: Joint Conference “Integration Processes and State Interests in Eurasia
Joint Conference of the American University of Central Asia and The George Washington University, Central Asian Program with support from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Integration Processes and State…
Foreign Investment Law and Sustainable Development in the Kyrgyz Republic
Join us for a discussion with Dr. Begaiym Esenkulova an Associate Professor of Law of the American University of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan) and who is currently a Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar…
