Participation in panel on Central Asia and China @ Caspian Policy Centre
On 10 March, I took part in the event “Central Asia and China: Partnership or Dependence?” organised by the Caspian Policy Centre. I was asked to speak about China’s economic presence in Central Asia. I focused on trade and infrastructure, as well as China’s growing role in production and in local and regional supply chains.…
Lectures at SOAS University and USTA Mentorship programme
I had another couple of brilliant teaching adventures this week, and the previous one. Last Friday, I taught the introductory seminar for Dr Bhavna Dave’s module “Central Asia and the Caucasus: Politics and International Relations” at SOAS University of London, in my new Department, which I will be joining next week. The seminar was about…
Essay on The Diplomat: “The ‘New Normal’ Is Not Deglobalization, It’s Reglobalization”
“In places like Uzbekistan, policymakers have doubled down on economic liberalization and internationalization despite Western narratives of global conflict and economic decoupling.” I am happy to share my latest for The Diplomat discussing my Globalizations academic article on the political economy of the war in Ukraine in the context of Uzbekistan. Have a read here.
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