Past Events

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Bridging State and Civil Society: Informal Organizations in Tajik/ Afghan Badakhshan

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Join us for the discussion of the new book "Bridging Sate and Civil Society. Informal Organizations in Tajik/Afghan Badakhshan" by Dr. Suzanne Levi-Sanchez.

Recording Available
Suzanne Levi-Sanchez
Suzanne Levi-Sanchez

Non-resident Fellow, American University, School of International Service

Robert Finn
Robert Finn

U.S. Ambassador (retired)

Nargis Kassenova
Nargis Kassenova

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

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What Is Happening in Kazakhstan?

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Locally based journalists and experts will share their views on the current crisis in Kazakhstan.

Merkhat Sharipzhanov

RFE/RL's Sr. Central Newsroom Correspondent, former Director of Kazakh Service

Temur Umarov
Temur Umarov

Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)

Pauline Jones
Pauline Jones

Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan

Barbara Junisbai
Barbara Junisbai

Associate Professor of Organizational Studies, Pitzer College

Nargis Kassenova
Nargis Kassenova

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

Marlene Laruelle
Marlene Laruelle

Director and Research Professor, Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES), The George Washington University

Maya Peterson

Pipe Dreams: A Celebration of the Life and Work of Maya Peterson

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Please join us as we come together to celebrate the life and work of Maya K. Peterson, who died tragically in June 2021.

Recording Available
Nargis Kassenova
Nargis Kassenova

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

Kelly O'Neill
Kelly O’Neill

Director of Graduate Studies, REECA Program, and Director, Imperiia Project, Davis Center

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Revisiting Belavezha Thirty Years On

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Stanislau Shushkevich will join us for a conversation about the impact of the signing of the Belavezha Accords.

Stanislau Shushkevich
Stanislau Shushkevich

Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Belarus (1991-1994)

Yelena Biberman
Yelena Biberman

Associate Professor of Political Science, Skidmore College

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Three Decades of Western Engagement in Eurasia: Looking Back and Looking Forward

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The roundtable will reflect on the experiences of three decades of Western engagement in the post-Soviet space and the promises and dangers of the current moment.

Recording Available
Laura Adams
Laura Adams

Director for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Pact

Nigel Gould-Davies
Nigel Gould-Davies

Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia, and Editor of Strategic Survey, International Institute for Strategic Studies

George Krol
George Krol

Retired Career Diplomat; Adjunct Professor, U.S. Naval War College

Bruce Pannier
Bruce Pannier

Correspondent, RFE/RL

Nargis Kassenova
Nargis Kassenova

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