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I am excited to say that I will give a seminar at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford on 10 February. Title: “Colonial echoes, Uzbekistan’s voice: historical narratives as spaces for agency in relations with China and Russia”. Please join us to discuss my PhD research! The seminar is part of the RESC (Russia andContinue reading “Seminar at University of Oxford: “Colonial echoes, Uzbekistan’s voice”, 10 February 2025, 5pm”

At the ESCAS/CESS joint conference in Lisbon, with Dr Giulia Sciorati, I co-convened the panel “Crossroads of influence: transnationality and contestation in Silk Road histories” a multidisciplinary panel with amazing historians of China-Central Asia relations Dr Dilnoza Duturaeva, University of York, and Dr Yipeng Zhou, University of Michigan. Below the title of the four presentations:Continue reading “Panel at ESCAS CESS Joint Meeting Lisbon”

As a member of the Board of Directors of ASIAC, the Italian Association for Studies on Central Asia and the Caucasus, I contributed to organise the ASIAC 2024 conference at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice. This year’s edition of the ASIAC conference was the most successful in the history of the association, both in termsContinue reading “ASIAC Conference 2024 @ Ca’ Foscari University, Venice was a great success – my participation”

When the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic swept through Italy, the country looked outside its borders and received aid from two major world powers: China and the United States. Giulia Sciorati and Frank Maracchione show that this historical moment offers a compelling case study of how international aid can dramatically shift public opinion in times of crisis. Please read ourContinue reading “New Blog post on LSE’s EUROPP: “Lessons in public diplomacy from Italy’s COVID-19 response” with Dr Giulia Sciorati”

Please read this June 2024 article where you can find my comments on the CKU railway. The article is titled “The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway: Between Optimism and Concern”. Full version can be accessed here. Another interesting article by Andrew, also for Vlast, is about Chinese investments in Electric Vehicles in Uzbekistan.

“China – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan.” Another agreement has been signed on the railway project that will connect these three countries, bypassing Russia. Why is this project, called the construction of the century, important for Kyrgyzstan? How will the Kyrgyz government finance and build it? What is Russia’s stance on this project? Please see my commentsContinue reading “My interview for Azattyk, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Kyrgyz service (in Kyrgyz)”