Tag: geopolitics

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

Orbit view of Central Asia at night with bright city lights. Very detailed plastic planet surface. 3D illustration. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).… Continue reading Foreign Investment Law and Sustainable Development in the Kyrgyz Republic (video)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Global Powers and Competing ‘Fixes’ in Central Asia

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,… Continue reading Global Powers and Competing ‘Fixes’ in Central Asia

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

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… Continue reading Nazif Shahrani on Greater Central Asia, Regional Integration, and Stability

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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