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CACI Forum: Mirziyoyev's Domestic Reforms, Year One: Judiciary, Governance and Civil Society
Mirziyoyev's Domestic Reforms, Year One: Judiciary, Governance and Civil Society
Since Shavkat Mirziyoyev acceded to power in the fall of 2016, a wave of reforms has affected every sector in Uzbekistan – ranging from the judiciary and governance to electoral matters and civil society. The Western press and even analysts have taken only superficial note of these reforms. But what is their actual breadth and depth? Can they actually be implemented? And what will they mean for Uzbekistan and the region?
CACI addressed these issues in a Silk Road Paper by Anthony C. Bowyer entitled, Political Reform in Mirziyoyev's Uzbekistan: Elections, Political Parties and Civil Society.
This Forum, moderated by CACI Chairman S. Frederick Starr, presented the findings of our authors Mjuša Sever and Anthony Bowyer and focused on reforms in the judiciary, governance, and civil society.
Be sure to watch the full recording of the event below.
Speakers:
Mjuša Sever, Director, Regional Dialogue, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Anthony Bowyer, Senior Program Manager, Caucasus and Central Asia, IFES
Moderator: Fred Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
Where: The Middle East Institute, 1319 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
When: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
CACI Forum Invitation: How US Aid Builds - and Undermines - the Afghan State
How US Aid Builds - and Undermines - the Afghan State
Dr. Nematullah Bizhan, author of Aid Paradoxes in Afghanistan: Building and Undermining the State, will present a disturbing critique of US and western aid to Afghanistan. Happily, he will also offer a prescription for fixing it.
Speaker:
Dr. Nematullah Bizhan, Research Fellow, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University and former Director General of Budget, Ministry of Finance, Afghanistan.
Moderator: S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
Where: The American Foreign Policy Council, 509 C Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
When: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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ISDP Forum: Russian Hybrid Tactics - Past, Present, and Future
Russian Hybrid Tactics – Past, Present, and Future
This ISDP Forum gathered a panel of three security policy experts to provide an assessment of how Russian hybrid tactics have been employed in different parts of Europe in recent years. It explored the current status of Russian hybrid tactics and the western response, as well as a look toward potential future scenarios. The Forum took its basis in the release of a new ISDP Silk Road Paper, Russian Hybrid Tactics in Georgia, by Dr. Niklas Nilsson. The Forum explored whether Russian actions in Georgia and other countries of the former Soviet Union can serve as indicators for Russian behavior elsewhere.
Participated in the panel:
- Niklas Nilsson, Assistant Professor at the Swedish Defense University and Research Fellow as well as Associate Editor of the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst at ISDP
- Patrik Jotun, Director of the Swedish Center for Russian Studies
- Katarina Tracz, Director of the Stockholm Free World Forum and Marshall Memorial Fellow, the German Marshall Fund of the United States
The Forum was moderated by Svante Cornell, Director of ISDP.
CACI Forum- Uzbekistan's New Foreign Policy: Change and Continuity under New Leadership
Uzbekistan’s New Foreign Policy: Change and Continuity under New Leadership
The event took place on January 22, at 1319 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20036, from 11:00 to 12:30 pm.
