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Taliban fighters riding tan humvee on highway

The Taliban Takeover and Central Asian Security: What Will Russia and China Do?

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This roundtable will discuss the current policies of Russia, China and Central Asian states, and possible scenarios for future developments and their implications for the region and Eurasia at large.

Recording Available
Andrey Kortunov
Andrey Kortunov

Director General, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC)

Yun Sun
Yun Sun

Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the East Asia Program and Director of the China Program, Stimson Center

Zuhra Halimova
Zuhra Halimova

Independent Consultant, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Akram Umarov
Akram Umarov

First Vice-Rector, University of World Economy and Diplomacy; Deputy Director, Institute for Advanced International Studies (Uzbekistan)

Nargis Kassenova
Nargis Kassenova

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

Bradley Jardine
Bradley Jardine

Research Director, Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs

Buildings in Kabul destroyed during the Russian War

After Afghanistan: Russia and the United States Pick Up the Pieces

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What does the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan mean for U.S.-Russia bilateral relations?

Recording Available
Fyodor Lukyanov
Fyodor Lukyanov

Editor in Chief of the journal Russia in Global Affairs; Chairman of Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy

Alexandra Vacroux
Alexandra Vacroux

Director, Scholars Without Borders, Davis Center; Vice President for Strategic Engagement, Kyiv School of Economics

Rose Gottemoeller

Negotiating the New START Treaty: Reflections on Diplomacy and Arms Control with Rose Gottemoeller

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Rose Gottemoeller will discuss on diplomacy, arms control, security, and her experience forging agreements on behalf of NATO and the United States.

Rose Gottemoeller
Rose Gottemoeller

Steven C. Házy Lecturer at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and its Center for International Security and Cooperation; Former Deputy Secretary General of NATO

Matthew Bunn
Matthew Bunn

James R. Schlesinger Professor of the Practice of Energy, National Security, and Foreign Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School

Arvid Bell

Founder, Negotiation Task Force

Taliban fighter with weapon under a tree

The Taliban Takeover and Central Asian Security: New Reality on the Ground

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This roundtable will discuss the ongoing dramatic developments in Afghanistan and the implications of the new situation for Central Asian security.

Recording Available
Omid Marzban
Omid Marzban

Senior Multimedia Editor, Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty

Salimjon Aioubov
Salimjon Aioubov

Director of Tajik Service, Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty

Stephen J. Blank
Stephen J. Blank

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute

Nargis Kassenova
Nargis Kassenova

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

Muhammad Tahir
Muhammad Tahir

Media Relations Manager, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; Host, Majlis and AfPak File podcasts

thread on a loom

Dis/Misinformation: Perspectives and Pedagogies for Educators in the Post-Truth Era

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Fake news. Alternative facts. Propaganda. At this summer’s annual Global Studies Outreach workshop, we will consider mis/disinformation in a global context.

Cris Martin
Cris Martin

Associate Director, Davis Center