Dear Latvians, congratulations on the Restoration of Independence Day! The more I read about the dramatic 1980s and 1990s, the more respect and admiration I have for the people and leaders of the Baltic republics - independent states. Viva, 🇱🇻!

Busy day around the world, but if you are free at 2pm UK time, please join King's Silk Roads for acclaimed scholar Sebastien Peyrouse to talk about Influence Dynamics: China’s Strategies in Central Asia amidst Sinophilia and Sinophobia. All are welcome kings.cam.ac.uk/research/silk-…

🇰🇿 #Kazakhstan is ready to continue cooperation with #Afghanistan along the supply of food products. It has offered to use the Beineu terminal in the Mangistau Region, which has direct access to the Kazakh-Turkmen border, says Trade Vice Minister
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#Azerbaijan and Armenia foreign ministers will meet in #Kazakhstan . Important peace initiative by Kazakhstan following president Tokayev’s visit Baku and Yerevan Азербайджан и Армения проведут переговоры в Алматы arbatmedia.kz/vaznoe-v-kazax…

We are very much looking forward to welcoming the participants of the second Davis Center Graduate Student Conference on Central Asia later today!

Join us in Cambridge on 4/27 for an evening with acclaimed Kazakhstani filmmaker Olzhas Bayalbayev and a screening of his captivating short film 'GOK,' depicting the dramatic takeover of a mining and ore-processing plant in northern Kazakhstan. daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/events/behind-…

Can this century's Central Asian leaders notch energy wins like their predecessors in a more challenging environment? Join U.S. Ambassador (ret.) Steven Mann in Cambridge on 4/26.
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Very honored to be giving a keynote lecture, at Davis Center, drawing on new research from my second book project on global Muslim refugee migration.

Way back when Earth was young, an ambitious research assistant digitized a list of 512 Orthodox monasteries published in 1817. The spreadsheet gathered dust until now. Please meet out newest map/dashboard, 'Relics of Empire.' #digitalhistory #empire imperiia.scalar.fas.harvard.edu/imperiia/monas…

Join us tomorrow!

With ECARES, the World Bank is steering #Europe and #CentralAsia towards a resilient, #CleanEnergy era. The program will transform the #energy landscape, making it more affordable & sustainable.

Learn about this initiative in our latest blog: wrld.bg/ymtk50Raqwk

We (Davis Center) are very much looking forward to hosting participants of the second Graduate Student Conference on Central Asia in one week. If you are in Boston area on April 26-28, you are welcome to join us!

Today marks a significant milestone as Uzbekistan and Tajikistan formalize their allied relations through the signing of a historic treaty. This treaty represents the highest level of relationship between states, following strategic partnership. With this development, Uzbekistan…

How does that align with KAZ’s ambitious de carbonization plans?

We need a study like that for Central Asia.

Truly an end of an era in #Kyrgyz stan . The closure of Soros Foundation and the cascading effect it will have on the #Kyrgyz civil society will forever be associated with #PresidentJaparov , who signed into law the ' #ForeignRepresentatives ' bill earlier.
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«Структурная зависимость». Душанбе встревожен возвращением мигрантов на родину после теракта в «Крокусе» rus.azattyk.org/a/32903685.html

Издание ProTenge сообщило, что по их публикации в поддержку журналистов «Радио Азаттык», которые не получили аккредитацию на работу в Казахстане, было заведено административное дело в отношении журналиста Асхата Ниязова за репост этой публикации

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If you missed our wide-ranging discussion on the Crocus terror attack’s aftermath for Central Asia(ns) with Nargis Kassenova, Edward Lemon, Yan Matusevich & others, the recording is now available on our YouTube channel: daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/events/crocus-…

Paging Turkmenistan 🇹🇲 experts!