Spotlight on Central Eurasia Series

The Spotlight on Central Eurasia Speaker Series, hosted by the Wilson Center’s Kennan Institute, aims to inform Washington, DC-based scholars and practitioners of the latest research on a range of topics impacting the future of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Throughout the academic year, speakers from various disciplines, including political science, anthropology, sociology, and history, will present highlights from their recent articles and books.

Democratic Transition

Exiting Anarchy: Militia Politics after the Post-Soviet Wars

Jesse Driscoll, Academy Scholar, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Harvard University, and Assistant Professor of Political Science, School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California at San Diego discussed his forthcoming book on how political order emerged in Tajikistan and Georgia after the violent chaos of the Soviet collapse.