Security – Central Asia Program

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

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

China’s Genocide Against Uyghurs

China’s Genocide Against Uyghurs Millions of Uyghurs are suffering from unspeakable atrocities at the hands of the Chinese government, including forced sterilization of young women, enforced separation of families and… Continue reading China’s Genocide Against Uyghurs

Escaping the Taliban, One Year Later: Afghan Voices of Hope

Escaping the Taliban, One Year Later: Afghan Voices of Hope Afghan Voices of Hope is a project that seeks to strengthen Afghan diasporic civil society by building solidarity and connecting… Continue reading Escaping the Taliban, One Year Later: Afghan Voices of Hope

Violent Extremism and Youth: How to Build a Productive Dialogue Between Young People and Government

By Anastassiya Reshetnyak Anastassiya Reshetnyak was a Spring 2021 CAAFP Fellow. She graduated from al-Farabi Kaz NU (BA and MA in Regional Studies) and is currently involved in the PhD… Continue reading Violent Extremism and Youth: How to Build a Productive Dialogue Between Young People and Government

Afghanistan’s Stability and Regional Security Implications for Central Asia

A conference organized by the Central Asia Program (George Washington University), and EUCAM (Europe-Central Asia Monitoring),with the support of the NATO Science for Peace and Security Program. Afghanistan’s Stability and Regional… Continue reading Afghanistan’s Stability and Regional Security Implications for Central Asia

Security Challenges and Scenarios for Central Asia

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,… Continue reading Security Challenges and Scenarios for Central Asia

Looking Ahead: US-Central Eurasia Security Relations

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… Continue reading Looking Ahead: US-Central Eurasia Security Relations

Border Security Assistance in Central Asia: Implications for Post-2014 Afghanistan

with George Gavrilis, Executive Director,The Hollings Center for International Dialogue A discussion of Central Asia’s Border Woes & the Impact of International Assistance Occasional Paper Series, Central Eurasia Project, Open Society Foundations Please… Continue reading Border Security Assistance in Central Asia: Implications for Post-2014 Afghanistan

Eurasia’s Future and the role of the United States

Join us to honor the memory of author and scholar Alexandros Petersen (1984-2014), killed in Kabul on January 17. With Margarita Assenova (Jamestown Foundation), Stephen J.Blank (American Foreign Policy Council), Samuel Charap (International Institute… Continue reading Eurasia’s Future and the role of the United States

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

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

Kyrgyzstan in Its Regional Context

with Asylbek Jeenbekov, Speaker of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan, The Jogorku Kengesh The George Washington University’s International Development Studies Program and Central AsiaProgram are proud to host Asylbek Jeenbekov, Speaker of the Kyrgyz… Continue reading Kyrgyzstan in Its Regional Context

Iranian Religious Presence in the Republic of Azerbaijan: Roots, Forms and Security Implications

with Fuad Aliyev Fulbright Scholar at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University Iranian religious influence in Azerbaijan has recently become a ‘hot’ topic. However, there is… Continue reading Iranian Religious Presence in the Republic of Azerbaijan: Roots, Forms and Security Implications

The Second Central Asia Security Workshop

Join us for the Second Security Workshop to celebrate the two year anniversary of the CentralAsia Program. We will discuss the current state of affairs in Central Asia and offer a fresh… Continue reading The Second Central Asia Security Workshop

Game Over? Shifting Energy Geopolitics in Central Asia

with Michael Denison, Research Director, Control Risks Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Central Asia’s geopolitical salience, from inside and outside the region, has been predicated both on its oil and gas… Continue reading Game Over? Shifting Energy Geopolitics in Central Asia

Foreign Policy Doctrine and the Actions of Uzbekistan

with Dr. Farkhod Tolipov, Director of the Non-Governmental Education and Research Institution“Bilim Karvoni” The Republic of Uzbekistan’s foreign policy has undergone dramatic fluctuations since gaining independence, from a pro-American extreme to a pro-Russian one and… Continue reading Foreign Policy Doctrine and the Actions of Uzbekistan

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