📊 IAIS hosted Dr. Rustam Urinboev and Prof. Timur Dadabaev for the final report on Monitoring & Evaluation system for staff performance, developed under the MUNIS PRIM grant with World Bank support. 🔗 More on our website: https://t.co/mrVSWRts0i

🕌 At this round table, we’ll unpack how Bahrain, Lebanon, Malaysia and Tunisia built their Islamic finance systems, explore practical bank products (murabaha, ijara, sukuk), and map a pilot roadmap tailored for Uzbekistan’s legal and banking context. 🔗 https://t.co/wRd2GMKRGv

🤝 On 17 October, we welcomed Andrew D’Anieri, Associate Director of the @ACEurasia. Our meeting focused on pathways for collaboration and strengthening ties between expert communities in Tashkent and Washington. 🔍 https://t.co/kIcDmlHYt9

New brief by Nargiza Umarova: With renewed sanctions clouding Chabahar, Uzbekistan is pivoting to the Trans-Afghan (Kabul) Corridor – a faster, direct Eurasia–South Asia land bridge cutting delivery times and reducing reliance on Iranian infrastructure. https://t.co/bNhV9F5iKr

💡A new policy brief by Nargiza Umarova shows how Azerbaijan is leveraging the Lapis Lazuli Corridor as a South Asia–Europe bridge — reshaping regional logistics and challenging Uzbekistan’s transit centrality. 🔎Read on our website: https://t.co/I0d0z6qIB6

💭 New report by @hamza_boltaev & Nargiza Umarova with Mukhit Assanbayev (@KAZ_ISS) maps pragmatic engagement with Afghanistan 🔗 Read the report on our website: https://t.co/NsHYadlQqv #IAIS #KazISS #Afghanistan #CentralAsia #MiddleCorridor #Connectivity #WaterSecurity

🌎 Abbos Boboxonov “O‘zA”ga intervyusida YUNESKO bilan hamkorlik – 7 ta Jahon merosi ob’ekti va 16 ta nomoddiy meros unsuri, shuningdek innovatsion loyihalar – ilm-fan va madaniyat almashinuvini yangi bosqichga olib chiqqanini ta’kidladi. 🔗 https://t.co/giuh0vKhjC

🇦🇿🇬🇪 On Oct 1–10, our team visited Azerbaijan and Georgia to deepen ties with leading think tanks and universities, spotlighting interregional cooperation, the Middle (Trans-Caspian) Corridor, and green energy. 🔎 Details on our website: https://t.co/teMDaVvQS6

🌍 Shifting geopolitics put EU–Central Asia ties in focus. At “EU–Central Asia: From Talk to Action?” (with @dgapev & @capsunlock_org backed by WB MUNIS), we urged stronger regional cooperation, diversified connectivity, EU norm-setting and investment + society-wide partnerships.

🇺🇿🇹🇷 We hosted the Uzbekistan–Türkiye Strategic Vision Forum on 13 October, co-organised with @ibnHalduni_En’s Heydar Aliyev Center for Eurasian Studies and supported by the World Bank’s MUNIS PRIM grant. 🔗 Details on our website: https://t.co/K0sTCpl94I

#News #IAISxALPHA 📌 We’ve had Day 3 of ALPHA Education’s strategic communications program, diving into Communication Strategy with marketing expert Denis Roman. 🔗 More on our website: https://t.co/oNmS70w5rw

🇪🇺 EU and Central Asia are talking a lot – can they finally move from words to action? ⚡️ Join us with @dgapev & @capsunlock_org for a sharp, fast-paced conversation on what genuine, mutually beneficial cooperation could look like in practice.

✍️ The latest policy brief by Aziza Mukhammedova (with co-author Jalal Ud Din Kakar) explains why calls to “take back” Bagram Air Base clash with today’s realities: firm Taliban red lines, China’s growing footprint, and Pakistan’s careful balancing. 🔗 https://t.co/JJzUTeAdEK

💭 Профессор Сеитов отмечает, что снижение фактической активности СНГ и конкуренция со сторонними форматами поставили организацию перед выбором новой ниши. 🔗 Читайте на нашем сайте: https://t.co/1Ts9Gol69k

🗣 Our expert Aziza Mukhammedova spoke at an online seminar hosted by Xinjiang University & Shihezi University on competition and cooperation between the OTS and SCO in Central Asia. 🔍 More on our website: https://t.co/vpYZu7GisK

#CallforProposals ⚠️ FINAL CALL 🔹 Policy Analysis Training ToR on our website: https://t.co/wb8U2DTool 📧 Please submit your application to info@iais.uz, attention: Mr Shakhboz Akhmedov. 🤝 Join us at IAIS and help shape the next generation of policy professionals!

#IAISCommentaryCollection 👥 At the OTS Summit in Gabala, leaders backed a roadmap for transport corridors, green transition, and digital platforms — exactly what our region needs to cut costs and move faster between Asia and Europe. 🔗 https://t.co/4plc5wS59h

#IAISCommentaryCollection 🇯🇵 Mekhriniso Abdurasulova unpacks Sanae Takaichi’s rise as Japan’s first female Prime Minister and fresh avenues with Central Asia. 🔗 https://t.co/KDhs85PcSJ

⚡️ On 21–27 September, in the framework of a joint project with Nippon Foundation, UWED and IAIS delegation met Hungarian ministries, think tanks, and energy companies to explore clean power, grid resilience, and expert cooperation. 🔍 https://t.co/tLqGX0PXU5

#IAISCommentaryCollection ✈️ Julia Davies, Visiting Research Fellow at IAIS, breaks down Trump’s proposed $100,000 H-1B fee vs. China’s new K-Visa — and what this talent tug-of-war means for innovation, security, and the next wave of STEM migration. 🔗 https://t.co/hzrT5uhqDV