Past Events

Event Format
Black Sea Lab

Black Sea Lab: Conversations About Risk

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In person

The Black Sea Lab is an exploratory collaboration across the research initiatives at the Davis Center.

Kelly O'Neill
Kelly O’Neill

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

Nargis Kassenova
Nargis Kassenova

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

Natia Chankvetadze
Natia Chankvetadze

Chair, Georgian Studies Seminar, Davis Center

Paul Vadan
Paul Vădan

Coordinator, Imperiia Project

Irina Busygina
Irina Busygina

Independent Scholar

Nadia Boyadjieva
Nadia Boyadjieva

Professor of International Law and International Relations, Institute for Balkan Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Professor of International Law at Plovdiv University

Dana Masalimova
Dana Masalimova

Independent Scholar

Ewa Sułek
Ewa Sułek

Postdoctoral Researcher, Freie Universität Berlin

Christina Maranci
Christina Maranci

Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations and Department of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University

Evangeline McGlynn

Disaster Studies Postdoctoral Fellow, The Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University

Tbilisi Public School #51 in Melikishvili Street with Mt. Mtatsminda and Tbilisi TV tower in the background. View from the Tbilisi Philharmonic Hall

How to Support Gender-Sensitive Environment in Georgian Schools

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In person

This seminar offers an in-depth exploration of school-related gender-based violence with a special focus on educational institutions in the Kakheti region of Georgia.

Czech Republic

REECA Master's Program Info Session

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Online

Join us for a brief overview of the Master's Degree Program in Regional Studies—Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia (REECA). 

Donna Griesenbeck
Donna Griesenbeck

Student Programs Officer, Davis Center

People gather at a festival with Uzbek and American flags at the center.

The Missing Asians in 'Asian-Americans': New Survey on Voting Behavior and Group Identity

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In person

Recent works on the political behavior and identity of Asian-Americans consistently omit Central and North Asians. A pioneering online survey carried out in 13 languages aims to fill this gap.

Nargis Kassenova
Nargis Kassenova

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

President George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev

Russia-US Relations in 2025: Can Arctic Science Diplomacy Mend Strategic Fences?

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In person

Prior to the Russia-Ukraine war, Moscow and the West had built up 30 years of scientific cooperation, now halted. Could restored ties in Arctic science help thaw U.S.-Russia relations?

Cris Martin
Cris Martin

Associate Director, Davis Center