Connectivity, Critical Minerals, and the Future of Regional Sovereignty Central Asia is undergoing its most significant strategic realignment since independence. The five post-Soviet republics — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and…
Central Asia faces a critical challenge in managing its shared water resources, with major rivers like the Amu Darya and Syr Darya crossing multiple national borders. As population growth, urbanization,…
Virtual Event After losing two wars over Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia is seeking new allies in Western Europe. Disillusionment with Moscow’s inaction during the 2023 blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh and recent conflicts has…
Location: Voesar Conference Room, 1957 E St NW Washington DC, 4th floor Suite 412 Event type: Hybrid This seminar will explore insights from the edited volume Mapping the Media and Communication…
If you’re looking to learn or improve your Kazakh or Uzbek language skills, or simply want to learn more about Central Asian countries, join us for casual biweekly lunches. These…
Room 602, 6th floor1957 E St NWWashington, DC 20052 Join the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and Central Asia Program for a talk with the editors of the new volume Uyghur…
Born in Shor-Tyube, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR, in 1951, Dungan ethnographer and creative writer Ali Dzhon is widely regarded as the pre-eminent writer on the material and spiritual culture…
In celebration of Independence Day of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Central Asia Program and the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the United States are delighted to invite…
On September 11, 2001, Flight 101 was a routine flight from Tashkent to Birmingham to New York. The passengers, a diverse mix of Jews, African Americans, Pakistanis, Uzbeks, Russians, and…
In the 1990s, Pres. Eduard Shevardnadze declared that “Transcaucasia is our mutual home,” implying that Azeris, Armenians, and Georgians could live together peacefully in the region, just as they do…
The significant outflow of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh following the events of September 19–20, 2023, and the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from Azerbaijan on April 17, 2024, signals a potential shift…
Online Event Monday, May 6, 2024 10:00-11:30am EDT “Kazakhstan’s History on Television: Reconstruction, Interpretation, Controversy” is dedicated to the narrative representation of Kazakhstani history on television. Recent fictionalized biographies about…
