Central Asia

Image: @sdaultrey, Kyrgyzstan, 2013

I've worked in Central Asia since 2008. I learned most while living in Kyrgyzstan (2012-13; 2015) and on assignment in Tajikistan (2012, 2015).

Writing

Most of my analyses and briefing papers are not in the public domain. Here is a selection of personal contributions, some of which are published online:

My contributions at conferences and seminars

06-2015 Writer and analyst at an international summit convened by the UN, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on regional water security and climate science
02-2015 'Afghanistan Forum: Past, present and future', South Asia and Middle East Forum, UK House of Commons
12-2014 'Defence Challenges in Central Asia', RUSI, London
02-2014 Attended the 16th Asian Security Conference, IDSA, New Delhi
11-2013 'Tajikistan in the 21st Century' at the Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan, London
10-2013 Gave a presentation on knowledge networks in High Asia at the Yale Himalaya research group, Yale University
10-2013 'Afghanistan Forum: The Region', South Asia and Middle East Forum, UK House of Commons
06-2012 1st India-Central Asia Forum, Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek
02-2012 'Forging Partnerships with Kyrgyzstan's Policy-Makers', Tien Shan Policy Centre / CASI, Bishkek
11-2011 Facilitator and analyst for a regional technical consultation on environmental security, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
03-2010 'Pakistan and Regional Security', RUSI, London
10-2009 Facilitated working groups and wrote the conference declaration (with J. Falk) at 'Climate science - assess regionally, act locally', an international conference in Srinagar, Kashmir
12-2008 Observor to an international seminar, 'Azerbaijan in 2020', Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy, Baku