This year commemorates two important milestones: the 80th anniversary of the mass deportation of the Ahiska Turks from Soviet Georgia by Joseph Stalin and the 35th anniversary of the Fergana pogroms that led to the forced deportation of the Ahiska community from Soviet Uzbekistan. Despite... MORE

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy outlined his vision of Ukraine’s path to victory and peace at the United Nations General Assembly last month and presented his plan for victory to the U.S. presidential candidates. Building on the NATO Summit and the peace summit in Switzerland, President Zelenskyy... MORE

  About the Event Join us Thursday, July 11, in person at Texas A&M's Bush School of Government and Public Service at 1620 L St. NW Washington, DC 20036, at 4:30 pm for a discussion on the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, DC, and its... MORE

About the Event The Kremlin began its initial invasion and occupation of Ukraine in Crimea in 2014. Since then, Russian occupation officials have sought to eradicate Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar identity, history, and culture in cementing Moscow's illegal annexation of the peninsula. Russia's model for occupying,... MORE

About the Event The People’s Republic of China (PRC) uses subnational diplomacy to further its geopolitical interests. By infiltrating local governments and using United Front strategies, the PRC has been able to extend its influence globally, often undermining local autonomy and democratic processes in other... MORE

About the Event The Jamestown Foundation and the Energy, Growth, and Security Program at the International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC) will jointly host the event "Saltanat’s Law: Women’s Rights in Central Asia." Following a dramatic trial in which a previously untouchable former minister in Kazakhstan was... MORE

About the Event The trial of the Hong Kong 47 is the largest national security case so far that the city has taken on. In 2021, 47 Hong Kong democrats were arrested and charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under Article 22 of the National... MORE

About the Event May 26 marked the 106th anniversary of Georgia's adoption of the Act of Independence in 1918. The country experienced a brief period of freedom before it was occupied by Soviet forces. Ninety years later, Russia again violated Georgia's sovereignty by occupying Abkhazia... MORE

About the Event Since 2015, the C5+1 diplomatic platform has served to engage the United States with the five Central Asian states: Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The mechanism of cooperation has increased U.S.-Central Asia dialogue on security, economy, energy, and the... MORE

About the Event The imperialist Russian polity under Vladimir Putin is a source of conflict worldwide, from Eastern Europe and the Caucasus to the Middle East and Western Balkans. The Russian “Federation” is a federation in name only and, at its heart, is a colonial... MORE