Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium
Kazakhstan, the largest Eurasian oil producer after Russia, is
scheduled to elect a new President on December 4. As the home to
one hundred ethnic and religious groups who live in harmony - an
important achievement in the Muslim world - Kazakhstan has been
hailed as a model of economic reform in Central Asia. At stake for
the United States are the future of democratic and economic
reforms, stewardship of immense energy wealth, and complex
geopolitics of a sparsely populated country, sandwiched between
Russia and China.
Regionally, the geo-strategic map has been redrawn in Moscow's
favor with the recent U.S. departure from neighboring Uzbekistan's
Karshi-Khanabad military base and Russia moving in - thus making
Uzbekistan effectively Russia's main ally in Central Asia.
Therefore, Washington's position in Eurasia and its future
relations with Astana, the Kazakhstani capital, will be
particularly affected by the electoral outcome. Join us as our
distinguished panel takes an in-depth look at the election results
and other challenges faced by the U.S. in this critical region of
the world.
More About the Speakers
Matthew J. Bryza
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
European and Eurasian Affairs,
United States Department of State
Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow,
Russian and Eurasian Studies and
Energy Security,
The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis
Institute for International Studies,
The Heritage Foundation
Fiona Hill, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow,
Foreign Policy Studies,
Brookings Institution
Professor Angela Stent
National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia,
National Intelligence Council
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Helle Dale
Senior Fellow for Public Diplomacy
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