Author: This policy brief has been developed by researchers at the Progres Foundation. The extended research on human development has been published on the organization’s website. 1 The Progres Foundation… Continue reading Resource Dependency: A Critical Look at Human Development and Inequality in Turkmenistan
Tag: Central Asia
The Trans-Caspian Middle Corridor Is Thriving
Map of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
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Call for Proposals: Graduate Student Conference on Сentral Asia
The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University will host the third annual Graduate Student Conference on Central Asia from April 18 to 20, 2025. This event offers graduate students, including master’s students,… Continue reading Call for Proposals: Graduate Student Conference on Сentral Asia
Reducing U.S. Dependency on Chinese Critical Minerals
The Caucasus, Central Asia, and Ukraine and Key Alternative Partners Author: Dr. Eric Rudenshiold is the Senior Caspian Affairs Fellow at the Caspian Policy Center. He served as Director on… Continue reading Reducing U.S. Dependency on Chinese Critical Minerals
A New Start: Central Asia’s Nuclear Potential & Peril
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Kazakh and Uzbek Biweekly Language Lunches
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… Continue reading Kazakh and Uzbek Biweekly Language Lunches
New Books in Asian Studies: Uyghur Identity and Culture: A Global Diaspora in a Time of Crisis
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… Continue reading New Books in Asian Studies: Uyghur Identity and Culture: A Global Diaspora in a Time of Crisis
Book presentation: “Mystical Forest: Collected Poems and Short Stories of Dungan Ethnographer Ali Dzhon”
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… Continue reading Book presentation: “Mystical Forest: Collected Poems and Short Stories of Dungan Ethnographer Ali Dzhon”
Central Asian Migrants in Russia and Turkey: Migrant Legal Adaptation in Non-Democratic Contexts
Book talk with authors Rustam Urinboyev and Sherzod Eraliev Hybrid Event Rustam Urinboyev and Sherzod Eraliev comparatively analyze the migration regimes of Russia and Turkey through the everyday experiences of… Continue reading Central Asian Migrants in Russia and Turkey: Migrant Legal Adaptation in Non-Democratic Contexts
Central Asian Migrants in Russia and Turkey: Migrant Legal Adaptation in Non-Democratic Contexts
Book talk with authors Ruslan Urinboyev and Sherzod Eraliev October 24, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM (EDT) Hybrid Event Rustam Urinboyev and Sherzod Eraliev comparatively analyze the migration regimes of Russia… Continue reading Central Asian Migrants in Russia and Turkey: Migrant Legal Adaptation in Non-Democratic Contexts
Uzbekistan’s Independence Day Concert
SAFO Ensemble and Sabina Mustaeva In celebration of the Independence Day of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Central Asia Program and the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the United… Continue reading Uzbekistan’s Independence Day Concert
Central Asia: A Loophole for Russia’s Sanctions?
Online event August 23 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST Russia is facing unprecedented economic and political sanctions from the United States and its allies over its invasion of Ukraine. However, Moscow has… Continue reading Central Asia: A Loophole for Russia’s Sanctions?
Central Asia: A Loophole for Russia’s Sanctions?
Online event Russia is facing unprecedented economic and political sanctions from the United States and its allies over its invasion of Ukraine. However, Moscow has found ways to circumvent these… Continue reading Central Asia: A Loophole for Russia’s Sanctions?
Central Asia Annual Security Workshop 2023: Central Asia in a Transformed Geopolitical Environment
March 23, 2023 This full-day hybrid event addresses a range of issues, including the perceptions and impact of the war in Ukraine on Central Asia, the impact of the return… Continue reading Central Asia Annual Security Workshop 2023: Central Asia in a Transformed Geopolitical Environment
Central Asia: Leveraging Geopolitical Opportunities to Promote Human Rights and Reform
May 4, 2023 About the event The National Endowment for Democracy in partnership with Freedom Now and the Central Asia Program at the George Washington University hosted a discussion of… Continue reading Central Asia: Leveraging Geopolitical Opportunities to Promote Human Rights and Reform
Bolashak Visiting Fellows Conference — Spring 2023
From May 2022 to May 2023, the Central Asia Program hosted 23 Bolashak Visiting Fellows from Kazakhstan on a tailor-made training program focusing on 1) Leadership in Higher Education Management… Continue reading Bolashak Visiting Fellows Conference — Spring 2023
Annual Security Workshop: Central Asia in a Transformed Geopolitical Environment
This full-day hybrid event will address a range of issues, including the perceptions and impact of the war in Ukraine on Central Asia, the impact of the return of the… Continue reading Annual Security Workshop: Central Asia in a Transformed Geopolitical Environment
Narrating Decolonial Framing of Central Asian International Relations
A virtual event where Dr. Marlene Laruelle and Dr. Timur Dadabaev will discuss the coloniality of knowledge on Central Asia and regional IR. In the seminar Dr. Timur Dadabaev will… Continue reading Narrating Decolonial Framing of Central Asian International Relations
Russian Migration to Central Asia and the South Caucasus
Russian Migration to Central Asia and the South Caucasus Russia’s war on Ukraine has caused massive waves of outmigration of its citizens to the countries of Central Asia and the… Continue reading Russian Migration to Central Asia and the South Caucasus
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… Continue reading The State of Civil Society in Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan
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… Continue reading President Mirziyoyev’s Second Term In Office: What Next For Uzbekistan?
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.… Continue reading Soft Power in Central Asia: The Politics of Influence and Seduction
How South Korea Builds its Soft Power in Latin America, Learning Lessons From its Diaspora Outreach in Russia and Central Asia
By Victoria Kim Victoria Kim holds an MA from the Johns Hopkins University’s SAIS in Korean Studies and MA from the University of Bolton in International Multimedia Journalism. Originally from… Continue reading How South Korea Builds its Soft Power in Latin America, Learning Lessons From its Diaspora Outreach in Russia and Central Asia
