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Call for Applications: Oxus Fellowship Program

The Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs invites applications for a 12-month Fellowship Program as part of a project called “Promoting Knowledge-Driven Solutions by Strengthening

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Прием заявок на Стипендиальную Программу от Oxus Society for Central Asia Affairs!

Oxus Society for Central Asia Affairs приглашает подать заявку на 12-месячную стипендиальную программу в рамках проекта под названием «Продвижение решений, основанных на данных, путем укрепления

Articles, Chinese Central Asia

Against Nike, the Goddess of Slavery: Instagram Artistic Activism Against Forced Uyghur Labor at Nike Sweatshops

An estimated 80,000 Uyghurs from Xinjiang have been compelled to work in factories across China since 2017. This include those who are underpaid and unpaid

Belt & Road, Book Reviews

Soft Power in Central Asia: The Politics of Influence and Seduction

Kirill Nourzhanov and Sebastien Peyrouse. (eds). Soft Power in Central Asia: The Politics of Influence and Seduction. Rowman and Littlefield, 2021. Observers often portray Central

Announcements

The Oxus Society Hosts Roundtable on Uzbekistan’s Foreign Policy

October 1, 2021
by Edward Lemon

////////////////////// On September 28, the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs and the Embassy of Uzbekistan hosted an expert roundtable and reception on “Uzbekistan

Articles, Belt & Road, China’s Rising Role

The SCO Will Not Fill Any Vacuums in Afghanistan

This piece is a collaboration between the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs. In recent weeks, observers worldwide have

Announcements

Call for Applications: Workshop on Nationalism and Political Violence in Central Asia

The United States Institute of Peace and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs invite applications for a two-day workshop on nationalism and political

Announcements

Workshop on Human Rights Advocacy for Early Career Researchers

We are delighted to announce the third in a series of workshops for early career researchers the organized in partnership with the Center for Research

Articles

Sport and Masculinity in Kazakhstan’s Nation-building

Last month Kazakhstan held its annual traditional wrestling championship known as Qazaqstan Barysy (Kazakhstan’s Leopard). Organized in the palace of martial arts in the country’s

Articles

Forceful Displays and Soft Rhetoric: Central Asia’s Response to Developments in Afghanistan

This piece is a collaboration between the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs. The swift fall of the Afghan

Chinese Central Asia, Reports, Transnational Repression

“Nets Cast from the Earth to the Sky:” China’s Hunt for Pakistan’s Uyghurs

Read the full report here. “Nets Cast from the Earth to the Sky” explores how China has targeted Uyghurs in Pakistan and Afghanistan since the

Articles, Migration

Covid-19 and Central Asian Over-Dependence on Labor Migration: An Update on the Central Asia Migration Tracker

The Central Asian republics, in particular Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, have become accustomed to exporting excess labor capacity, generating much-needed revenue for households, and relieving

China’s Rising Role, Protests

Why Haven’t Kazakh Xinjiang Protests Gained Traction?

Relatives of ethnic Kazakhs detained in Chinese re-education camps in Xinjiang began daily protests demanding the release of their relatives and the to end the

Articles, Protests, Reports

Covid-19, Worker Strikes and the Failure to Protect Citizens: An Update on the Central Asian Protest Tracker

Read the report. Get the key takeaways here As the third wave of Covid-19 hit Central Asia with the Delta variant spreading throughout the region

Articles

Reframing Russia’s Afghanistan Policy

July 29, 2021
by Ivan U. Klyszcz

This article is a collaboration between the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs. It is based on my recent

Migration, Reports

Dialogue Summary: Japan and South Korea in Central Asia

Read the summary here. In Spring 2021, the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs and the Davis Center of Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard

Newswire

Central Asia Newswire for 21/07/2021

The Central Asia Newswire is a compilation of news stories about Central Asia, curated each day. Kazakhstan Kazakhstan vaccinates almost 5 million against COVID-19,

Reports

Dialogue Summary: Emerging Forms of Islamic Civil Society in Central Asia

July 8, 2021
by The Oxus Society

Read the report here. Although levels of religiosity vary, over eighty five percent of Central Asians self-identify as Muslim, with the vast majority adhering to

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June 30, 2021
by Yan Matusevich

Despite attracting millions of labor migrants since the early 2000s, Russia continues to be stubbornly referred to as an emerging immigrant destination in the field

Call for Applications: Oxus Fellowship Program

Прием заявок на Стипендиальную Программу от Oxus Society for Central Asia Affairs!

Soft Power in Central Asia: The Politics of Influence and Seduction

The Oxus Society Hosts Roundtable on Uzbekistan’s Foreign Policy

The SCO Will Not Fill Any Vacuums in Afghanistan

Call for Applications: Workshop on Nationalism and Political Violence in Central Asia

Workshop on Human Rights Advocacy for Early Career Researchers

Sport and Masculinity in Kazakhstan’s Nation-building

Forceful Displays and Soft Rhetoric: Central Asia’s Response to Developments in Afghanistan

“Nets Cast from the Earth to the Sky:” China’s Hunt for Pakistan’s Uyghurs

Covid-19 and Central Asian Over-Dependence on Labor Migration: An Update on the Central Asia Migration Tracker

Why Haven’t Kazakh Xinjiang Protests Gained Traction?

Covid-19, Worker Strikes and the Failure to Protect Citizens: An Update on the Central Asian Protest Tracker

Reframing Russia’s Afghanistan Policy

Dialogue Summary: Japan and South Korea in Central Asia

Central Asia Newswire for 21/07/2021

Dialogue Summary: Emerging Forms of Islamic Civil Society in Central Asia

Новые формы исламского гражданского общества в Центральной Азии

Central Asia Newswire for 6/07/2021

Central Asia Newswire for 5/07/2021

Central Asia Newswire for 2/07/2021

Central Asia Newswire for 1/07/2021

Migration and Hybrid Political Regimes: Navigating the Legal Landscape in Russia