The Roberts Report on Central Asia and Kazakhstan

: Name: Sean R. Roberts, PhD; Location: United States

Sean R. Roberts lives in Washington, DC. He is an Associate Professor of International Development at George Washington University (GWU) and the Director of GWU's International Development Studies Program. In addition, Dr. Roberts works as a consultant on democracy and governance development projects around the world as well as on issues related to Central Asia. He has lived in Central Asia on and off since 1989. He has a Masters degree in Visual Anthropology and a Doctorate in Social Anthropology both from the University of Southern California. In addition to conducting extensive research in the Uyghur community of Central Asia, Dr. Roberts also worked for approximately six years at the United States Agency for International Development in Central Asia.

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Live chat on Washingtonpost.com concerning the unrest in Urumqi (July 2009)

Australian Public Radio's "Late Night Live" on the unrest in Urumqi (audio) (July 2009)

NPR's "All Things Considered" on the unrest in Urumqi (audio) (July 2009)

CBC's "The National" on the unrest in Urumqi (video) (July 2009)

Royal Gazette (Bermuda) on the release of the GITMO Uyghurs to Bermuda (June 2009)

CNN on Uzbek religious prisoner who was an exchange student in the US (March 2009)

Eurasianet on the Obama Administration's take on security in Central Asia (February 2009)

Global Post on Kyrgyzstan's Decision to close Manas Air Base (February 2009)

McClatchy Newspapers on Rabiya Kadeer (December 2008)

Christian Science Monitor on Azerbaijani media crackdown(December 2008)

National Public Radio's Morning Edition on the ramifications of the Georgia-Russia Conflict on Central Asian energy transport (August 2008)

Interview with Australia's ABC Radio National about the Uyghurs' situation in China and the terrorist threat they do or do not pose to the Olympics (DOWNLOAD OR PLAY) (August 2008)

Inside Higher Education article on China's blacklisting of scholars studying Uyghurs (July 2008)

Eurasianet article on effort of US Congressmen to get Nursultan Nazarbayev nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize (July 2008)

New York Time's article on the Oscar nomination for the Kazakh film "Mongol" (February 2008)

Eurasianet’s report on the 2009 Foreign Assistance Budget for Central Asia (February 2008)

Denmark National Radio’s report on Bill Clinton’s suspicious trip to Kazakhstan (February 2008)

NPR’s Marketplace on U.S.-Kazakh Military Cooperation and Oil (February 2008) to listen, Click Here

Eurasianet on U.S.-Turkmen Relations (January 2008)

The International Herald Tribune on the Kazakh Elections and the OSCE (August 2007)

Washington Times article on the SCO Summit in Bishkek (August 2007)

Eurasianet article on the SCO Summit in Bishkek (August 2007)

New York Times article on the Political Legacy of Nomadic Culture (August 2007)

New York Times article on Kyrgyzstan's new Prime Minister (March 2007)

National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" about Presidential succession in Central Asia (March 2007) To listen, click here

Eurasianet article on the opportunities for U.S. Engagement in post-Niyazov Turkmenistan (January 2007)

Christian Science Monitor article on China's involvement in Kyrgyzstan (January 2007)

International Herald Tribune and New York Times - article on memory of gulags in Kazakhstan (January 2007)

Chicago Tribune article on U.S.-China Relations in Central Asia (December 2006)

VOA/Russian News Report on 2006 Tajikistan Presidential Elections (November 2006)

”In These Times” article on “Borat” film and Kazakhstan (November 2006)

Danish National Radio Report on Nazarbayev’s visit to U.S.(October 2006)

Eurasianet Article on Nazarbayev’s visit to U.S. (October 2006)

Montreal’s ”La Presse” article on “Borat” film and Kazakhstan (October 2006)

”Mclaughlin’s One-on-One” on U.S.-Kazakhstan relations (September 2006)

Financial Times “Business Blog” on Kazakhmys (September 2006)

”Editor and Publisher” article on “Borat” film and Kazakhstan (September 2006)

London’s ”Daily Mail” article on “Borat” film and Kazakhstan (September 2006)

Testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight - Exploring the Nature of Uighur Nationalism: Freedom Fighters or Terrorists? (June 2009)

Testimony on Regional Involvement in Afghanistan's Reconstruction before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs (March 2009)

Saving Democracy Promotion from Short-term U.S. Policy Interests in Central Asia (White paper for the Century Foundation Project on Democracy and U.S. Foreign Policy, February 2009)

Testimony on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization before the Helsinki Commission, U.S. Congress (September 2006)

Presentation at IFES Panel on 2006 Tajikistan Presidential Elections (November 2006)

Seventeenth Annual Nav’ai Lecture in Central Asian Studies, Georgetown University (November 2006)

Heritage Foundation Panel "Olympic Uprising: The Roots of Current Violence in Xinjiang" (August 2008)

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