Events Detail

hosted by
S. Enders Wimbush
Director, Hudson Institute Center for Future Security Strategies

featuring
Ariel Cohen
Senior Research Fellow in Russian and Eurasian Studies, The Heritage Foundation

Matthew Bryza
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia

David Merkel
Director for Europe and Eurasia, National Security Council (invited)

Vlad Socor
Senior Fellow, Jamestown Foundation
Columnist, The Wall Street Journal Europe

Thursday, November 17, 2005
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
(9:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast)

View the event summary here.

Kazakhstan has achieved substantial economic growth in recent years, and its inhabitants' average standard of living has improved substantially. Nevertheless, Kazakhstan continues to find itself in a challenging neighborhood, characterized by discontented political reformers, anti-regime terrorists, radical Islamists, and corrupt bureaucracies. The panelists will discuss issues such as political reform, the state of civil society, economic development, and the exploitation of the region's energy resources. As well as addressing Kazakhstan's relations with Russia, China, NATO, the EU, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the United States.

Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center
Hudson Institute
1015 15th Street, NW
Sixth Floor
Washington, DC