Events

Join us for a book talk with visiting scholar Irina Busygina, who will discuss how a specific combination of geographic and institutional variables largely determined Russia's domestic and foreign policy, including its war against Ukraine. 

Join the discussion of the Davis Center's scholars about the impact of the U.S. rapid policy shifts on the foreign policies of the EU, Russia, and Central Asian countries.

The Cold War was waged on many fronts, in nations and whole continents, in the oceans and outer space, from hockey rinks to chess boards. In this talk, Michael Kunichika considers how it played out in the study of prehistory when Western and Soviet scholars debated the origins of art—and of the human—as they contested who would be the best interpreter and, thus, inheritor of the past. 

Join us for an exhibition opening and artist talk by Farrah Karapetian to view and learn about her ongoing  project "Fieldwork," which represents people involved in the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan and Mexicali.

Come hear more than 20 outstanding young scholars present on topics as diverse as energy, child care, migration, managed successions, and much, much more.

Join us for Dr. McGraw Olive's presentation on how President Trump instigated international crises and tariff levies that will affect American interests and domestic political developments in this strategically located and endowed region. Will Trump's administration’s anti-globalism and great power nationalism lead to greater or lesser American engagement with Central Asia? How should leaders respond in Central Asia 5 – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan? These and many more questions will be addressed during the talk by Dr. Marsha McGraw Olive, a Johns Hopkins SAIS faculty member. 

Join us for the talk to hear Dr. Artemy present how social scientists, both within and outside government, influenced Central Asia countries' transition from state socialism in the 1980s and 1990s. 

Our Georgia program's 2025 Artist in Residence Mishiko Sulakauri will take us through his artistic process and share a curated selection of Soviet archival materials that have found a place in this art.  

This event introduces the first ever English-language anthology of contemporary Crimean Tatar poetry and prose. The volume encapsulates the story of indigenous resistance to injustice, violence, humiliation, and eradication as chronicled by those who continue to endure it.

The Exchanging Notes program is where art, culture, and creativity collide, forging deep connections between Georgian and Somerville artists.

Join us for a discussion of how U.S. policymakers reacted to close ties between the Soviet Union and Iran during the Cold War.

'Democracy Noir': Hungary's Orbanization is a riveting film documenting how Hungarian leader and U.S. conservative darling, Victor Orban, consolidated his authoritarian dictatorship. 

This seminar will cover the origins of the major international human rights regimes that emerged after WWII and how the Cold War affected their implementation.

Join us for a Hungary-focused discussion about individual human responses to state-run oppression and terror flowing from arbitrary, unbridled power.

Presentation of outcomes of the research project Past as a Source of Democratic Growth in the Present (The Politics of History in Georgia)

This workshop will focus on understanding the origin, purpose, content, and value of various textual and visual primary sources.

Join us for our upcoming Spring semester webinar series for educators devoted to using primary sources in the classroom. 
 
 

This educator workshop, hosted by the Global Studies Outreach Committee at Harvard University, will be offered in person on Harvard's Cambridge Campus July 28-31, 2025.