Central Asia’s Powerhouses in 2020: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
with
Wilder Alejandro Sanchez & Catherine Putz
Wednesday, March 11th
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
The Institute of World Politics
1521 16th Street NW
Washington, D.C.
About the lecture: This
event will discuss recent developments in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan –
Central Asia’s largest and richest states. We will address Nur-Sultan’s
and Tashkent’s foreign policy objectives and regional initiatives as the
new decade begins; some of the topics that we will discuss include
Central Asian cooperation, the role of Kazakhstan in peacekeeping
operations, and Uzbekistan’s priorities in the post-Islam Karimov era.
About the speakers:
Wilder Alejandro Sanchez is an international security analyst who focuses on geopolitical, military and cybersecurity issues.
He
is a contributor for Jane’s Defense Weekly and Providence. He also
publishes reports and commentaries in International Policy Digest,
Geopolitical Monitor among others. He is also a member of the Center for
International Maritime Security (CIMSEC), and the Forum on the Arms
Trade.
His
analyses have appeared in numerous refereed journals including Small
Wars and Insurgencies, Defence Studies, Polar Journal, the Journal of
Slavic Military Studies, European Security, Studies in Conflict and
Terrorism and Perspectivas.
Catherine Putz is
managing editor of The Diplomat. In addition to managing The Diplomat’s
monthly magazine publication, Catherine serves as primary author and
editor for its Central Asia section. She writes frequently on politics
and security in Central Asia and Afghanistan. Catherine has traveled to
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan on recent reporting trips, as well as Japan.
Catherine
is an MA graduate of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and
International Commerce at the University of Kentucky, where she studied
international security and diplomacy; and Shippensburg University of
Pennsylvania, where she earned a BA in history with a focus on U.S.
diplomatic and conflict history.
