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American and European Policies in Central Asia: Similarities and Divergence

30 September, 2020

Panel 1: Debating Similarities and Divergences in European and American Policies Toward Central Asia (3:15-4:45) Jos Boonstra, Senior Researcher, Head of EUCAM programme, FRIDE, Brussels Alexander Cooley, Tow Professor, Barnard College, New York Jeff Goldstein, Senior…

Debating “Patronal Politics in Central Asia:” A Demokratizatsiya Special Issue

30 September, 2020

with Slovomir Horak, Charles University Marlène Laruelle, IERES Erica Marat, American University Lawrence Markowitz, Rowan University and Sébastien Peyrouse, IERES The Fall 2012 issue of IERES’ Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization examines…

Security Challenges and Scenarios for Central Asia

30 September, 2020

with Erlan Karin, Visiting Professor, American University Erlan Karin will discuss the diverse security challenges, both external and internal, that the Central Asian countries currently face. He will explore the presidential successions, possible scenarios,…

Looking Ahead: US-Central Eurasia Security Relations

30 September, 2020

Join the Central Asia Program, the Center for International Policy, and leading Eurasia analysts for a discussion on the current status of US-Central Eurasia security relations to mark the launch of…

International Water Day

30 September, 2020

With Marlene Laruelle, Central Asia Program, George Washington University Julia Collins, Women and Water Project Marcus King, George Washington University Barbara Miller, Global Gender Program, George Washington University Amanda Klasing,…

Beyond Pakistan: New Delhi’s Policy Toward Afghanistan and Central Asia

30 September, 2020

Co-sponsored by the Rising Powers Initiative with Jean-Luc Racine, Emeritus CNRS Senior Fellow,School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, Paris Dr. Jean-Luc Racine is Emeritus CNRS Senior Fellow, working at the Centre for…

Islam, Secularism and Security in Central Asia and Beyond

30 September, 2020

Central Asia, Iran, and the Nuclear Landscape in Asia

30 September, 2020

Co-sponsored by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies’ Rising Powers Initiative 9:00 – 9:30 AM Registration and Breakfast 9:30 – 9:45 AM Welcoming Remarks by Douglas Shaw, Associate Dean for Planning, Research and External Relations, GWU 9:45 – 11:15 AM Panel I.…

Religion, State and Secularism in Eurasia… and Beyond

30 September, 2020

Islam in Eurasia

30 September, 2020

Old’ and ‘New’ Political Islam

30 September, 2020

Politics, Religion, and Conflict Online in Central Asia

30 September, 2020

Noah Tucker (Registan.net, and CAP associate) Sarah Kendzior (Al Jazeera and CAP associate) Courtney Ranson (Media research consultant) The Internet and social media are slowly beginning to revolutionize the Islamic…

Identity-Based Discrimination in Kazakhstan: Migrant Workers in Pandemic Times

23 September, 2020

By Preety Sahu Preety Sahu is a PhD student currently working at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. She specializes in domestic policies of Central…

Current Challenges in Tajikistan Amidst Elections and Covid-19 with Muhiddin Kabiri

10 September, 2020

The Central Asia Program invites you to an online discussion with exiled opposition leader Muhiddin Kabiri, the Chairman of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan, to explore the country’s current…

Post-COVID-19: Can Central Asia be Central to Eurasian Integration?

9 September, 2020

By Marsha McGraw Olive Marsha McGraw Olive, PhD, retired from the World Bank in 2015 as Country Manager of Tajikistan capping a quarter-century career in the Europe and Central Asia…

Studying Peace in and with Central Eurasia: Starting from Local and Trans-Local Perspectives

24 August, 2020

Studying Peace in and with Central Eurasia: Starting from Local and Trans-Local Perspectives Special Issue: IFSH Peace Researcher as Guest Editor Dr. Anna Kreikemeyer In view of a crisis of…

Responses to Covid-19 and the Strengthening of Authoritarian Governance in Central Asia

3 August, 2020

By Edward Lemon and Oleg Antonov Edward Lemon is Assistant Professor of Eurasian Studies at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School. In September 2020, he will take up a position as…

Hagia Sophia Revisited: A Photo Essay by Daniel C. Waugh

29 July, 2020

Hagia Sophia Revisited: A Photo Essay by Daniel C. Waugh July 29, 2020 (Originally published on The Silk Road) The Hagia Sophia is one of the oldest sites of continuous…

Uzbekistan and COVID-19: A Communication Perspective

23 July, 2020

By Davide Cancarini Davide Cancarini is an independent researcher and freelance journalist based in Milan. He holds a PhD in Institutions and Policies from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore…

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Central Asian Migrants in Russia (Video)

21 July, 2020

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Central Asian Migrants in Russia July 16, 2020 Virtual event hosted by Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the…

Current Developments in Uzbekistan: A Conversation with H.E. Javlon Vakhabov, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the US and Canada

16 July, 2020

Uzbekistan has been witnessing significant transformation since the election of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in 2016: changing foreign policy priorities, liberalizing economy, reforming state administration and developing job opportunities for a younger…

Post COVID-19: Building Resilience in Central Asia (Video)

13 July, 2020

Post COVID-19: Building Resilience in Central Asia July 9, 2020 Virtual event hosted by Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian studies at the George Washington…

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Central Asian Migrants in Russia

9 July, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic revealed how Central Asian migrants in Russia are vulnerable to both the spread of the virus and the impact it causes on their livelihoods. Its effects are…

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