Publications and Interviews
Book
Articles and Chapters
“Central
Asia’s Autocrats: Geopolitically Stuck, Politically
Free,” PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo No. 380 (August
2015)."Fast Forwarding the Brezhnev Years: Osh in Flames," Russian
History 41:3 (2014).
"Violent
Extremism and Insurgency in Central Asia : USAID (September 2013)"Violent
Extremism and Insurgency in Tajikistan: USAID (August 2013)"Violent
Extremism and Insurgency in Kazakhstan: USAID (August 2013)"States of Protest in
Central Asia," PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo No. 299
(September 2013)."Central
Asia Grows Wobbly," Current History
(October 2012)"Foreign Policy and Aging Central Asian
Autocrats,"
Demokratizatsiya: The
Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization 20(3)
(Summer 2012)
"Exploring
Regime
Instability and Ethnic Violence in Kyrgyzstan," Asia Policy (July
2011)"Running
in Circles in Kyrgyzstan," The New York Times
(Op-Ed, April 10, 2010)
Chicago Public Radio discussion of Op-Ed <here >
"Searching for
Kamalot: Political Patronage and Youth Politics in
Uzbekistan," Europe-Asia
Studies (September 2009) "Islamic
Revivalism and State Failure in Kyrgyzstan," Problems of Post-Communism
(May-June 2009)“Central Asian Protest Movements,” in A. Wooden and C.
Stefes, eds., The Politics of Transition in Central
Asia and the Caucasus (Routledge, 2009)
"Aiding the
Internet in Central Asia," Democratization
(April 2007), co-author: Erica J. Johnson
"Divided
Faith:
Trapped
between
State
and
Islam
in
Uzbekistan," in Jeff Sahadeo and Russell Zanca,
eds., Everyday Life in Central Asia (Indiana
University Press, June 2007)
A
Study of Political Party Assistance in Eastern Europe
and Eurasia (USAID, June 2007), co-author
"Islamic Leaders in
Uzbekistan," Asia Policy (Winter
2006)
"The Making of
Militants: The State and Political Islam in Central
Asia," Comparative
Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (Vol.
25, No.3, 2005) "Autocrats,
Islamists, and the Rise of Radicalism in Central
Asia," Current
History (October 2005)
Hearings, Briefings and Policy Pieces
"Eurasia
2014: Into Thin Air," Central Asia Policy Brief,
Central Asia Program, George Washington University
Elliot School of International Affairs (June 2013)."Евразия
2014: в разреженной атмосфере," Central Asia
Policy Brief, Central Asia Program, George Washington
University Elliot School of International Affairs (June
2013).Congressional Hearing, "TLHRC Hearing: Kyrgyzstan,"
(July 1, 2010), hearing announcement <here >, testimony
<here >
"Three Perspectives on Political
Islam in Central Asia," PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo
No. 76 (September 2009)Congressional Hearing, "Approaching
the OSCE Chairmanship: Kazakhstan 2010,"
(May 12, 2009), full hearing <here >,
video <here >
Congressional Hearing, "Prospects
for Change in Turkmenistan," (November 19,
2008), full hearing <here >
Congressional Briefing, "Uzbekistan:
Three Years After Andijan," (May 13, 2008)
Congressional Briefing, "Democracy
in Tajikistan: Preview of the Presidential Election,"
(October 26, 2006), full briefing <here >
"An Opening in Uzbekistan,"
PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo No. 14 (August 2008)"Food,
Protest and Political Instability in Central Asia,"
Global Studies Review (Summer 2008)"Patronage, Islam, and
the Rise of Localism in Central Asia," PONARS
Eurasia Policy Memo No. 2 (March 2008) "Linking
International Development and Political Party Building
in Central Asia and the Caucuses," Global
Studies Review (Summer 2007) "Avoiding
the Great Game and Domestic Unrest in Eurasia,"
PONARS Policy Memo No. 402, Center for Strategic and
International Studies (December 2005) "Revolutions
and Religion in Central Asia," PONARS Policy Memo 364,
Center for Strategic and International Studies (June
2005)
"Kyrgyz
Democracy Gets Second Chance," Radio Free Europe /
Radio Liberty (April 8, 2005) "In
For
Life:
Leadership
Succession
in
Post-Soviet
Central
Asia,"
PONARS Policy
Memo 312, Center for Strategic and International
Studies (November 2003)
"Public Opinion Research in Kazakhstan and
Kyrgyzstan," in John G. Geer, ed., Public Opinion
and Polling Around the World (ABC-CLIO, 2004)
"Powerless
in Kyrgyzstan," Radio Free Europe /
Radio Liberty (July 13, 2000)
Interviews and Talks
"Kyrgyzstan
Tries
to Get Over its Violent Past," PRI's The World,
(July 5, 2011) "Кыргызстан:
нет
лидера - есть конкуренция" (Kyrgyzstan: No leader
- Yes Comeptition), Radio Azattyk RFE/RL (July 3, 2011)"Press
Conference
USA--Crisis in Kyrgyzstan ," Voice of America,
(July 3, 2010)
"Analysis of New Kyrgyzstan Government," Chicago
Public Radio-World View (April 13, 2010), Audio <here >
"The Blurred Borders of State and Islam in Central
Asia," University of Michigan, (January 9, 2008), Audio
<here >
NewEurasia
Interview (July 27, 2007) RFE/RL Briefing, "Activists and Autocrats," (April
26, 2007), Real Audio <here >,
Windows Media <here >
RFE/RL
Interview, "Kyrgyzstan: Neighbors Watching As Bishkek
Protests Continue," (April 17, 2007); Kyrgyz
language version <here >
Seattle
NPR,
Interview
on
Leadership
Change
in
Turkmenistan,
( December 22, 2006)
Chicago
NPR, Interview on Leadership Change in Kyrgyzstan,
(March 25, 2005)
CSIS
Briefing
on
State
Policy
and
Islam
in
Kyrgyzstan (January 11, 2007, from 20:53 mark on
recording; printed summary <here >)
Radio
Azattyk (RFE/RL Kyrgyzstan) Interview on New Kyrgyz
Constitution (November 16, 2006)
Interview
with Voice of America, Uzbek Service (January 23,
2006)
Talk: "After
Andijan: Authoritarianism, Islam, and Social
Mobilization in Central Asia," Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars (January 17, 2006)
"Vzgliad na Kazakhstan
iz-za okeana,"
(An interview I did
with the Kazakh newspaper, Assandi Times ,
August 15, 2003, Almaty)
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