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The Taliban Takeover and Central Asian Security: What Will Russia and China Do?

September 30, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am

Speakers:
Andrey Kortunov, Director General, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC)
Yun Sun, Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the East Asia Program and Director of the China Program, Stimson Center
Zuhra Halimova, Independent Consultant, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Akram Umarov, Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh; Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, University of World Economy and Diplomacy

Moderators:
Nargis Kassenova, Senior Fellow, Program on Central Asia, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Edward Lemon, President & CEO, The Oxus Society

The withdrawal of U.S. forces and the speedy collapse of the Afghan government are creating a new security situation and transforming the geopolitical setting of Central Asia. Fears and concerns in the region are on the rise. What will Russia, the traditional security provider, and China, the emerging provider, do? How will they deal with these new challenges and opportunities? What are the choices facing Central Asian states, and how much room for maneuver do they have? This roundtable will discuss the current policies of Russia, China and Central Asian states, and possible scenarios for future developments and their implications for the region and Eurasia at large.

Presented via Zoom
Registration Required
Register at: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Mv_PAcweTuG1C7kYtYQxsQ

Details

Date:
September 30, 2021
Time:
9:30 am - 10:45 am
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Website:
https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Mv_PAcweTuG1C7kYtYQxsQ

Organizer

Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
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