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Central Asia at 30 Years of Independence

This event will be co-sponsored with the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs.

In August and September of 1991, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan declared independence. After the signing of the Belavezha Accords dissolving the Soviet Union that December, Kazakhstan then followed in declaring independence.

On November 9th, we will examine the evolution of the social, political, and security situation in Central Asia during its 30 years of independence and what the future might hold for the region.

Send questions to our panelists by email to kennan@wilsoncenter.org, tweet @KennanInstitute, or write on our Facebook page.

Event Sponsors

Kennan Institute

Event Co-Sponsors

Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs

Speakers

George Krol
Amb. (ret.) George Krol
Former Ambassador to Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan; Adjunct Professor; U.S. Naval War College; Associate, Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
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Edward Lemon
Edward Lemon
Global Fellow;
President, Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs; Research Assistant Professor, The Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University (Washington, D.C. Teaching Site)
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Kennan Institute

The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the surrounding region though research and exchange.   Read more

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