Join the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) for an online talk with Maximilian Hess, Niva Yau Tsz Yan and Chris Miller on the roles of great powers in Central Asia and how Central Asian countries view these powers.

Central Asia is changing rapidly. The five countries in the region have young, growing populations. The old Soviet generation is leaving the scene, giving way to a new post-Soviet generation that came of age in independent countries. This new generation must reckon with Russia and China, both of which shape the region’s politics and economics, and both of which are pushing new integration schemes via the Eurasian Economic Union and the Belt and Road. Central Asia’s next generation must also forge new economies that provide jobs beyond oil and gas. How do Russia, China and the U.S. see Central Asia? What are their main interests, goals and strategies? How does Central Asia see these great powers? What is the current status of the Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia? What are the key developments we should expect in Central Asia over the next five years? These are the key questions that will be explored in this discussion. 

Registration is required; Zoom instructions will be provided upon registration. Registration information can be found at this link.

Speakers:

Maximilian Hess, Central Asia fellow, Eurasia Program, FPRI

Niva Yau Tsz Yan, junior researcher, OSCE Academy in Bishkek

Chris Miller, director, Eurasia Program, FPRI; assistant professor of international history, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University