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Worldview

Current Issues in Central Asia

For insight into the forces shaping central Asia, listen to Worldview's week-long series on the region. This series aired from May 13 to 17, 2002. Audio of each program is available below.


 Uzbekistan: Cultural, Economic and Societal Issues
Russell Zanca — Assistant professor of anthropology at Northeastern Illinois University
aired 5.13.02
More information on Uzbekistan

Outside Links

Eurasianet.org

International Crisis Group, Central Asia project overview

Interactive Central Asia Resource Project

Central Asian Studies World Wide, Resources for the Study of Central Asia

Central Asia-Caucasus Institute

The Silk Road Project
(The Silk Road Project is the source of much of the music played during this series)

WBEZ is not responsible for content of outside sites.
Oil and Energy in Central Asia
Jan Kalicki — Counselor for international strategy at ChevronTexaco
History, Culture, and Energy Issues of Kazakhstan
Martha Brill Olcott — Senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of Kazakhstan: Unfulfilled Promise
More information on Kazakhstan
History and Culture of Tajikistan
John Schoeberlein — Director of the Forum for Central Asian Studies at Harvard University
More information on Tajikistan
History of Turkmenistan
Adrienne Edgar, Assistant Professor of History at University of California in Santa Barbara, author of Geneologies of National Identity: State Power and Transformation in Soviet Turkmenistan
Leadership in Turkmenistan
Boris Shikhmuradov, former Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan
More information on Turkmenistan

 
  Related previous programs
Perspective on Bush policy towards Russia
 Steven Pifer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Militant Islam in Central Asia
Ahmed Rashid, correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and author of Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia
 
Regional Maps
Uzbekistan
More information on Uzbekistan
In this 2001 map, Uzbekistan is in a lighter color. Click on the map for a larger version of the image.

 
Kazakhstan
More information on Kazakhstan
In this 2001 map, Kazakhstan is in a lighter color. Click on the map for a larger version of the image.
Tajikistan
More information on Tajikistan
In this 2001 map, Tajikistan is in a lighter color. Click on the map for a larger version of the image.

Turkmenistan
More information on Turkmenistan
In this 2001 map, Turkmenistan is in a lighter color. Click on the map for a larger version of the image.
These maps are from University of Texas at Austin.
The original files were sized to fit this page.

 
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