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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…

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Book Launch: Analysing Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy: Regime Neo-Eurasianism in the Nazarbaev Era (Video)

3 September, 2020

Book Launch: Analysing Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy: Regime Neo-Eurasianism in the Nazarbaev Era August 27, 2020 Virtual event hosted by Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian…

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The New President’s Men: Motivations Behind the Change of Stance of Uzbekistan Concerning the Construction of the Rogun Dam

2 July, 2020

The New President’s Men: Motivations Behind the Change of Stance of Uzbekistan Concerning the Construction of the Rogun Dam By Frédérick Maranda-BouchardJune 2, 2020 Once a never-ending standoff between Uzbekistan…

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Reconsidering EU Education Assistance to Central Asia

18 July, 2019

By Sebastien Peyrouse EUCAM Policy Brief No. 37 Central Asia’s educational systems have been deteriorating for almost three decades. Education is a key EU-driven area of EU-Central Asia cooperation. However,…

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The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy in Kazakhstan

7 September, 2018

By Natalie Koch CAP Paper 211, September 2018 Natalie Koch is Associate Professor of Geography and O’Hanley Faculty Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. She…

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Foreign Investment Law and Sustainable Development in the Kyrgyz Republic (video)

6 September, 2018

Dr. Begaiym Esenkulova is an Associate Professor of Law of the American University of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan) and who is currently a Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar at the Indiana University (Bloomington).…

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Central Asia Security Workshop: Central Asia’s Regional Environment. Moves and Stabilities

20 March, 2018

Central Asia Security Workshop, March 5, 2018 Transcripts of the presentations Alexander Cooley, Columbia University Central Asia as Part of Greater Eurasia? Prospects and Challenges And it’s a pleasure to be here once…

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Central Asia Security Workshop – 2018 (video)

12 March, 2018

5 March 2018 Full video of the event:

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Central Asia in the Era of Sovereignty. The Return of Tamerlane?

6 March, 2018

Central Asia in the Era of Sovereignty. The Return of Tamerlane? EDITED BY DANIEL L. BURGHART AND THERESA SABONIS-HELF – CONTRIBUTIONS BY LAURA ADAMS; SVETLANA ANCKER; DANIEL L. BURGHART; YUHAO DU; STACIE L.…

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The European Union’s Influence in Central Asia. Geopolitical Challenges and Responses

2 March, 2018

The European Union’s Influence in Central Asia. Geopolitical Challenges and Responses OLGA ALINDA SPAISER Unknown yet highly strategic, Central Asia attracts the interest of major global powers due to its…

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Grassroots Peacebuilding: Cross-Border Cooperation in the Ferghana Valley

5 February, 2018

By Diana Mamatova CAP Fellows Paper 202 (CAAF Fellows Papers), January 2018 Diana Mamatova is a young professional in the areas of peacebuilding, development and program management, and policy research.…

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Global Powers and Competing ‘Fixes’ in Central Asia

15 December, 2017

By CAP Transcript of the presentation by Dr. Balihar Sanghera, Director of Graduate Studies (Taught), Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Kent; George F. Kennan Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center December 1,…

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Nazif Shahrani on Greater Central Asia, Regional Integration, and Stability

14 November, 2017

By CAAN Nazif Shahrani, Professor of Anthropology at the Indiana University, has been studying Central Asia for decades and knows the region very well. His initial field research (1972-1974) was a…

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Critical Review of the Digest “Turkmenistan: Changes and Stability under Berdymuhammedow”

9 November, 2017

By Hoşgeldi Bagtyýarow A Letter from a Reader: Critical Review of the Digest “Turkmenistan: Changes and Stability under Berdymuhammedov” (CAP edited volume) General Review At the outset, I want to convey…

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Remarks by Kadyr Toktogulov, Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States, October 19, 2017

2 November, 2017

By CAP Transcript First of all, I would like to thank Marlene Laruelle and George Washington University Central-Asia Program for hosting this event. It’s an important discussion on the future…

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Russia’s Approaches to Afghanistan and its Implications for Central Asia

22 September, 2017

By CAP

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The New Geopolitics of the South Caucasus. Prospects for Regional Cooperation and Conflict Resolution

4 September, 2017

The New Geopolitics of the South Caucasus. Prospects for Regional Cooperation and Conflict Resolution EDITED BY SHIREEN T. HUNTER – CONTRIBUTIONS BY BULENT ARAS; RICHARD GIRAGOSIAN; MOHAMMAD HOMAYOUNVASH; SHIREEN T. HUNTER; RICHARD…

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On the New U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan with Thomas Ruttig

29 August, 2017

By CAAN

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The Central Asia–Afghanistan Relationship. From Soviet Intervention to the Silk Road Initiatives

2 August, 2017

The Central Asia–Afghanistan Relationship. From Soviet Intervention to the Silk Road Initiatives EDITED BY MARLENE LARUELLE – CONTRIBUTIONS BY GULDEN ASHKENOVA; ALEXANDER DIENER; ANTONIO GIUSTOZZI; ARTEMY M. KALINOVSKY; MARLENE LARUELLE; BRUCE PANNIER; SEBASTIEN…

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Russia’s Weaponization of the Diaspora: Lessons from Georgia, Tajikistan, and Azerbaijan

15 July, 2017

By Marintha Miles

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Uncertain continuity: Central Asia and the Trump administration

14 July, 2017

By Paul Stronski

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Eurasia’s Shifting Geopolitical Tectonic Plates. Global Perspective, Local Theaters

2 July, 2017

Eurasia’s Shifting Geopolitical Tectonic Plates. Global Perspective, Local Theaters ALEXANDROS PETERSEN – FOREWORD BY S. FREDERICK STARR This anthology of articles, short studies, and interviews by Alexandros Petersen were written over the…

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Interview with Ivan Zuenko: On the Reality and the Future of Integrational Initiatives in Eurasia

17 June, 2017

By Rafael Sattarov