🇺🇿🇰🇿 #IAIS welcomed the leadership of KAZISS to explore new opportunities for collaboration and regional dialogue. The conversation opened doors for future joint initiatives and deeper expert engagement across the region. 🔎 More on our website: shorturl.at/zh7Lx

👥Our Deputy Director Odil Gafarov took part in the U.S.-CARNet Capstone Conference in Almaty, bringing together leading scholars, experts, and practitioners from Central Asia and the U.S. 🔎 More on our website: shorturl.at/Njxwa

On August 18–19, UWED and IAIS representatives took part in the High-level meeting “Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Europe: Cooperation for Common Development” in Tashkent. 🔗 More on our website: shorturl.at/SdjeH

📖 UWED hosted the first organizational meeting for the monograph “History of Diplomacy of New Uzbekistan (2017–2025)”. Alongside experienced diplomats and academics, senior experts from IAIS are also contributing to this major academic project. 🔎 shorturl.at/7THYE

On 5 September, IAIS turned into the center of energy dialogue as leaders, experts, and visionaries came together for the seminar “Energy Security of the Republic of Uzbekistan: Transformation and Strategy”, supported by Nippon Foundation. 🔗 shorturl.at/2SkKa

💭 With Fudan University we held a virtual roundtable on the outcomes of the #SCOTianjinSummit such as the adoption of the SCO Development Strategy 2035 and Tianjin Declaration 🔗 More on our website: shorturl.at/6P18P

On September 12, UWED hosted a delegation from the Shanghai Institute of International Studies (SIIS) led by President Prof. Chen Dongxiao. The meeting, joined by IAIS, focused on expanding research cooperation and academic exchange between 🇺🇿 and 🇨🇳. 🔗 shorturl.at/J22wB

Yesterday, we hosted an international online roundtable with experts from 🇪🇺, 🇨🇳, and #CentralAsia on global supply chains and strategic sustainability, highlighting Central Asia’s rising role as a vital bridge between Brussels and Beijing, 🔗 shorturl.at/foqBU

🇬🇧 On 23 September, we welcomed Professor Julia Lovell from University of London for an engaging discussion on China studies, archaeology, and the Belt and Road Initiative. We opened new horizons for joint research, student exchanges, and academic cooperation. 🔍 shorturl.at/PUpZV

#FrontierTalks 💭 Maria Adele Carrai of NYU Shanghai delivered a thought-provoking lecture on “Mapping Global China: New Methods to Understand China’s Expanding Presence”, shedding light on innovative approaches to studying China’s global footprint shorturl.at/PXdLI

🇰🇷 On September 30, IAIS welcomed Kim Kyungmin, a researcher at the Center for Emerging Economy Studies (CEES) under the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP). 🔍 More on our website: shorturl.at/rX3AX

🇺🇸 At IAIS for #FrontierTalks with Prof. Kenneth Holland – a sharp dive into how U.S. policy is evolving in Central Asia amid great-power rivalry. From C5+1 to energy corridors and education ties, discussion sparked big questions and even bigger ideas. 🔍 shorturl.at/9395Y

#News #IAISxALPHA 📌 We’ve had Day 3 of ALPHA Education’s strategic communications program, diving into Communication Strategy with marketing expert Denis Roman. 🔗 More on our website: shorturl.at/1XpZM

🇺🇿🇹🇷 We hosted the Uzbekistan–Türkiye Strategic Vision Forum on 13 October, co-organised with Ibn Haldun University’s Heydar Aliyev Center for Eurasian Studies and supported by the World Bank’s MUNIS PRIM grant. 🔗 Details on our website: shorturl.at/8TLIb

🌍 Shifting geopolitics put EU–Central Asia ties in focus. At “EU–Central Asia: From Talk to Action?” (with DGAP & Central Asian Policy Studies backed by WB MUNIS), we urged stronger regional cooperation, diversified connectivity, EU norm-setting and investment + society-wide partnerships.

🤝 On 17 October, we welcomed Andrew D’Anieri, Associate Director of the Eurasia Center. Our meeting focused on pathways for collaboration and strengthening ties between expert communities in Tashkent and Washington. 🔍 shorturl.at/V9Ny9

Privileged to have moderated the roundtable discussion “Central Asia and the Nordics: New Opportunities for Partnership” at The International Institute for Central Asia (The International Institute for Central Asia). The event was joined by President Alexander Stubb (Alexander Stubb) of Finland, Ville Skinnari,

Akram Umarov and Odil Gafarov took part in a high-level roundtable at The International Institute for Central Asia with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, focusing on “Central Asia and The Nordics: New Opportunities for Partnership”. 🔎 More on our website: shorturl.at/h5u21

🇺🇿🤝🇨🇳 On 7 November we welcomed Associate Professors Liu Ying and Zhang Jian from China Foreign Affairs University for a working meeting to discuss new avenues for joint research, expert exchanges, and cooperation in IR and Asia–Pacific studies 🔗 shorturl.at/2Ymfl

🇬🇧 We hosted an expert meeting with Prof. Nick Megoran, Professor of Political Geography at Newcastle University, for a discussion focused on political trust and connectivity human dimension of borders, identity and conflict prevention in Central Asia. 🔎 shorturl.at/TlDEf