2006 EVENTS
JANUARY-JULY 2007
Cela Leadership Workshop, Istanbul, July 2007
The Central Eurasia Leadership Academy is pleased to invite applications for its 2007 Leadership Workshop. The development of future leaders with character, initiative, and strategic vision is one of the keys to enhancing cooperation, security, and prosperity in the Central Eurasia region. To this end, CELA will invite 45 high-potential, mid-career professionals from Central Eurasia to a ten-day leadership workshop in Istanbul that will be intensive, challenging, and fun. The dates are Sunday 15 – Tuesday 24 July 2007. The opening dinner is on 15 July Sunday evening. The venue is Koç University, Istanbul.
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DECEMBER
6 - The Writer’s Conscience: Remembering Anna Politkovskaya & Russia’s Forgotten War
An evening of readings from Anna Politkovskaya's work and a conversation about the costs of an ongoing but forgotten war. This event is free and open to the public.
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AUGUST
8 - Benefit for Orphanages in Azerbaijan
The Kennedy Center, Family Theater, Washington, D.C.
The United Kids of America (UKA) is appearing at the Kennedy Center’s new Family Theater on August 8th to benefit orphanages in Azerbaijan. UKA showcases an exceptional cast of teenage singers and dancers. The show features music from rock and roll to Broadway and is sure to entertain all ages.
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JUNE
6-9 - New York and Washington, DC
Public Health, Social Welfare Systems and HIV/AIDS in Eurasia
The Eurasia Program of the Social Science Research Council invites applications for the first annual Training Seminar for Policy Research, “Public Health, Social Welfare Systems, and hiv/aids in Eurasia.”
Application Deadline: March 22, 2006
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MAY
1 - OSI - New York
OSI Forum: Dimming Prospects for Democracy in Azerbaijan
OSI's Central Eurasia Project cosponsors a briefing with two members of the Azerbaijan Foundation for Development of Democracy and Protection of Human Rights.
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19 - OSI - New York
OSI Forum: Building Stability in Afghanistan
In this OSI-sponsored presentation, Joanna Nathan, Kabul-based senior analyst for the International Crisis Group, will discuss the opening months of Afghanistan's new National Assembly.
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22 - OSI - New York
OSI Forum: Turkmenistan at a Crossroads
In a panel presented by OSI's Central Eurasia Project, leading advocates for reform in Turkmenistan present their own views in this public debate and shed light on the situation inside one of the most obscure but potentially volatile countries in Eurasia.
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26 - OSI - New York
OSI Forum: Whither the Georgian-Abkhaz Peace Process?
Perspectives from the Region
On the topic of Georgian-Abkhaz relations, OSI's Central Eurasia Project will host a panel discussion.
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APRIL
10 - OSI - New York
OSI Forum: Islam in the Ferghana Valley
At this OSI Forum, Kyrgyz Journalist Alishir Khamidov and US State Department analyst David Abramson discuss Islam in the Ferghana Valley and its potential to stoke unrest.
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18 - OSI - New York
OSI Forum: Speaking Out for Freedom to Write
OSI's Turkmenistan Project hosted a briefing with award-winning novelist and historian Rakhim Esenov, whose work has been banned by the Turkmen government.
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MARCH
Music and Voices of Central Asia
21 - Miller Theater On the Columbia University campus
2960 Broadway (at 116th)
Tix: $15.00, Show: 8 pm
The March 2006 USA tour of Music and Voices of Central Asia features an epic reciter who channels the voice of a warrior in a thousand-year-old Kyrgyz poem thirty times longer than the Iliad (often recited from memory for eight hours or more); a komuz virtuoso whose instrumental acrobatics make Jimi Hendrix look like a lightweight; an ensemble that has resurrected the Sufi-inspired court music of Samarkand and Bukhara; and the most celebrated Afghan rubâb player of his generation, who fled his country after the Soviet invasion, developed a new musical style while living in exile in Peshawar, Pakistan, and now makes his home in Fremont, California.
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FEBRUARY
27 - OSI New York
Open Forum: What Next for Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has rapidly developed into what some analysts describe as Russia's "largest strategic bridgehead" in Central Asia.
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JANUARY
27 - OSI New York
Open Forum: Public Health Crisis in Turkmenistan
International Responses
OSI's Public Health Program and the Turkmenistan Project have gathered a group of experts to discuss the international reaction to the deteriorating public health situation in the country.
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2005 EVENTS
SEPTEMBER
28 - OSI New York
Open Forum: Whither Civil Society in Central Asia?
In this OSI-sponsored panel discussion, regional experts will discuss flagging efforts to develop civil societies in Central Asia, as well as new strategies for future progress.
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30 - Washington, DC
Open Forum: Burying the Truth—Uzbekistan Rewrites the Story of the Andijan Massacre
In an OSI-sponsored forum, Rachel Denber of Human Rights Watch discusses the coverup that has come in the wake of the Andijan massacre.
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AUGUST
25 - Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler
Open Forum: Promises Undelivered? Georgia after the Rose Revolution
Ana Dolidze
Georgia's Rose Revolution in 2003 gave hope for comprehensive reforms and a transformation to a functioning democracy. Critics have pointed out that many expectations still remain unmet. Ana Dolidze, chair of the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association, discusses where Georgian society is now, almost two years after the dramatic events.
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JULY
28 - OSI New York
Open Forum: Reviving Theater in Afghanistan
A Conversation with Ariane Mnouchkine
Le Théâtre du Soleil, led by world-renowned French director Ariane Mnouchkine, is visiting Kabul this summer to conduct a theater workshop that will culminate in an original production with Afghan actors and technicians.
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JUNE
28 - Center for Strategic and International Studies
Open Forum: Crisis in Andijan
An Eyewitness Account
In this forum hosted by OSI's Central Eurasia Project, correspondent Galima Bukharbaeva gives an eyewitness account of the massacre in Andijan, Uzbekistan.
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MAY
17 - OSI New York
Open Forum: Faith at War
At a forum sponsored by OSI's Middle East and North Africa Initiatives, Yaroslav Trofimov, a reporter who covers Islamic culture for the Wall Street Journal, will discuss his new book, Faith at War: A Journey on the Frontlines of Islam, from Baghdad to Timbuktu.
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6 - Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, New York City
Open Forum: Change of Power in Kyrgyzstan
In a forum hosted by OSI's Central Eurasia Project, Edil Baisalov discusses the causes and consequences of the recent change of power in Kyrgyzstan.
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4 - OSI - New York
Open Forum: Sons of the Conquerors—The Rise of the Turkic World
Guest
Speaker(s): Hugh Pope
In a forum hosted by OSI's Middle East and North Africa Initiatives, journalist Hugh Pope discusses his new book Sons of the Conquerors: The Rise of the Turkic World (Duckworth). The book examines the recent social, political, and economic successes of major Turkic states.
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APRIL
19 - OSI - New York
Open Forum: Women in Tajikistan: Post-election Realities for Change
Guest Speaker(s): Dr. Muborak Sharipov
OSI hosts a discussion with Dr. Muborak Sharipova, co-founder of the NGO Open Asia, on the challenges and opportunities women face in Tajikistan in the wake of the February 27, 2005, parliamentary vote.
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MARCH
22 - OS I- New York
Open Forum: Uzbekistan's Deteriorating Human Rights Record
A View from the Ground
Guest Speaker(s): Nozima Kamalova, Vitaly Ponomaryov , Ildar Shafiev
On March 22, OSI hosts a panel discussion of Uzbekistan with three human rights experts. They will share their views on what they see as the Uzbek government's lack of political will to genuinely deal with torture, its failure to fully implement the 2003 Uzbekistan-U.S. Strategic Partnership agreement, and the implications for U.S. policies in Uzbekistan and the region.
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2004 EVENTS
FEBRUARY
8 - OSI - New York
A Bitter Harvest: The Social Costs of Central Asia's Cotton Monoculture
Guest Speaker(s): Michael Hall
Drawing on his considerable field experience, Dr. Hall will discuss cotton production in Central Asia in the context of politics, exploitation and the environment.
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NOVEMBER
16 - OSI -New York
Globalized Islam: The Search for a New Ummah
Guest Speaker(s): Olivier Roy
Olivier Roy discusses his new book,
Globalized Islam.
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17 - OSI-Washington, D.C.
Turkey's Accession to the European Union
Guest Speaker(s): Can Paker, Mensur Akgun, Ayþe Yýrcali
Three scholars from the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) discuss the challenges to democratic reform in Turkey, and the crucial roll they play the country's European Union accession bid.
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OCTOBER
20 - OSI -New York
Women of Authority in Central Asian Islam
Guest Speaker(s): Habiba Fathi
Habiba Fathi, author of the book Femmes d’Autorite dans L’Asia Centrale Contemporaine (Women of Authority in Contemporary Central Asia), discusses the role of women in Islam in Central Asia.
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26 - OSI -New York
The North Caucasus After Beslan
Guest Speaker(s): Tom de Waal
Tom de Waal, London-based Caucasus Editor and Program Manager at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, discusses the impact of the Beslan hostage tragedy on the North Caucasus.
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26 - National Council of La Raza
1111 19th Street, N.W.
10th Floor Conference Room
Washington, DC 2003
Prospects for Democracy and Stability in Iraq
Guest Speaker(s): Larry Diamond
Larry Diamond, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, served as a senior adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad advising on issues related to the political transition in Iraq from January to March 2004. He discusses the possiblities for stabiliazation and democracy amidst the ongoing conflict in Iraq.
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SEPTEMBER
15 - OSI-Washington, D.C.
Challenges in Afghanistan: The Failure of Security Policy and the Upcoming Presidential and Parliamentary Elections
Guest Speaker(s):
Andrew Reynolds
17 - OSI -New York
Blood From Stones: The Secret Financial Network of Terror
Guest Speaker(s): Douglas Farah
Author and journalist Douglas Farah discusses the financial diversification strategy that has rendered almost useless the crackdown by the U.S. government and other governments.
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JULY
7 - OSI - New York
Shiite Islamic Politics and the Future of Iraq
Juan Cole, an expert on modern Islamic movements, discussed the inability of the now-defunct Coalitional Provisional Authority (CPA) to deal effectively with post-war violence in Iraq, as well as the continuing impact the CPA's policies will have in coming months.
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JUNE
2 - OSI - New York
A Report from Iraq: Pushing the U.S. Military to Help Harmed Civilians
Marla Ruzicka
Founder, Campaign for Innocent Victims In Conflict (CIVIC)
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MAY
19 - OSI - New York
Who Lost Uzbekistan?: The Challenge of US Engagement in Central Asia
David Lewis
Central Asia Project Director
International Crisis Group
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10 - OSI-Washington DC
Islamic Terrorism, the Middle East, and Central Asia: the Elusive Connection
Olivier Roy
Research Director, humanities and social sciences sector of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique in Paris
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APRIL
27 - OSI-New York
Multinational Corporations in Iraq: A View from the Field
Pratap Chatterjee
Managing Editor, Corpwatch
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27 - OSI-Washington DC
The Outlook for Free and Fair Elections in Afghanistan
Barbara Stapleton
Policy Director
Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief (ACBAR), Kabul
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14 - OSI-New York
Transboundary Resources in Central Asia: the Immiscibility of Aid and Water
Eric W. Sievers
FEBRUARY
10 - OSI-Washington DC
13 - OSI-New York
Iraq's Reconstruction and the Road to Sovereignty: A View from the Field
Dr. Isam al Khafaji: Baghdad Director of Iraq Revenue Watch
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20 - OSI-New York
Afghanistan and Pakistan: The Political Future and War Against Terrorism
Ahmed Rashid, author, Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
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JANUARY
8 - OSI-New York
Islam and the State: Current problems and proposed models in the ex-Soviet Republics
Nariman Gasimoglu of Georgetown University
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