Return to Kabul? Russian Policy in Afghanistan

This article was first published in June 2020 by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Executive Summary […]

Russia as Peacebuilder? Russia’s Coercive Mediation Strategy

This article was first published in June 2020 by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. Executive Summary […]

A Tale of Two Recycling Initiatives: State, Society and Waste Management in St Petersburg and Shanghai

This article first appeared on the Foreign Policy Centre website at the following link:https://fpc.org.uk/a-tale-of-two-recycling-initiatives-state-society-and-waste-management-in-st-petersburg-and-shanghai/ Its 7pm on a summery evening […]

2018 Central Eurasian Studies Society Book Award shortlists

History and the Humanities Campbell, Ian W. 2017. Knowledge and the Ends of Empire: Kazak Intermediaries and Russian Rule on […]

How Postcolonial is Post-Western IR? Understanding the International Politics of Russia and Central Asia

Scholars of International Relations have called for the creation of a post-Western IR that reflects the global and local contexts […]

Tackling Corruption in Uzbekistan: New Report by EXCAS Member David Lewis

In February 2016, the Amsterdam-based telecoms company Vimpelcom paid almost US$800 million in fines to settle charges of paying bribes […]

Dictators without borders

Central Asian dictators close down the space for domestic political opposition. But politics is still present, only it has moved […]