Past Events

Event Format
Military History Museum - Kazakhstan

The Armed Forces of Central Asia

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Online

Join us for a panel that examines the military force structures, budgets, and doctrines of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Recording Available
Michael Hilliard
Michael Hilliard

Director of Defense & Security Analysis, Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs

Dmitry Gorenburg
Dmitry Gorenburg

Senior Research Scientist, CNA

Andrew Gundal
Andrew Gundal

Independent Scholar

Nargis Kassenova
Nargis Kassenova

Senior Fellow and Director, Program on Central Asia, Davis Center

Parliament Hall, Georgia

Generational Perspectives on Georgian Politics

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Online

Join us for a webinar on the disruptive political patterns apparent since independence, and what this means for Georgia today.

Recording Available
Gabriel Chubinidze
Gabriel Chubinidze

Program Coordinator, Ilia State University

Tedo Japaridze
Tedo Japaridze

Chairman, Center for Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Studies; Former Member, Georgian Parliament

Stephen Jones
Stephen Jones

Chairman, Advisory Board, Program on Georgian Studies, Davis Center; Professor of Modern Georgian History, Ilia State University (Tbilisi, Georgia)

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Europe in a Time of War: A Conversation With Fiona Hill

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In person

Fiona Hill is the first speaker in a new collaborative event series, "The Forum: Europe in a Time of War."

Recording Available
Fiona Hill

Senior Fellow, Center on the United States and Europe, Foreign Policy Program, Brookings Institution

Steven Solnick
Steven Solnick

Executive Director, Davis Center

swings in Kazakhstan during Nauryz Celebration

Nauryz in Kazakhstan: Reinvention from Colonial Times to the Late Soviet Era

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In person

Join us to learn how the Nauryz celebration (traditional Kazakh New Year) has changed over time, how it reflects broader changes in Kazakh society—from colonial rule to socialist modernization—and how traditions are reshaped to fit new political and cultural realities.

Ulan Bigozhin
Ulan Bigozhin

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Nazarbayev University

Gulzada Xan
Gulzada Xan

Russian Language Associate, Carleton College; Journalist, Manshuq Media, Kazakhstan

Nargis Kassenova
Nargis Kassenova

Senior Fellow and Director, Program on Central Asia, Davis Center

Musical instruments

Bringing the Sounds of Eastern Europe and Eurasia Into the Classroom

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Online

Discover engaging ways to bring the vibrant musical traditions of Eastern Europe and Eurasia into your K–12 classroom with ready-to-use activities and cross-curricular connections.

Recording Available
Danielle Sekel

Interseminars Project Coordinator, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Humanities Research Institute

Sandra Grudic
Sandra Grudić

Program Administrator, Educator Outreach, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies