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Wednesday, 14 January 2015

The Impact of Falling Oil Prices and Russian Sactions in Central Asia/Caucasus

Published in Forums & Events

 Wednesday, 14 January 2015, from 5 to 7 PM

CACI FORUM

Falling oil prices deeply affect oil-producing countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus.  In addition, sanctions against Russia impact these countries indirectly. Also, Russia's economic crisis has reduced remittances sent home to Central Asia and the Caucasus by laborers working in Russia. Taken together, these factors create new economic and political dynamics in the region.

Our forum will discuss these new dynamics and their short- and long-term implications for the countries of Central Asia and Caucasus.

 

 

Featuring:
Edward Chow
Senior Fellow, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Mamuka Tsereteli
Research Director, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute/Silk Road Studies Program
 
Moderated by:
S Frederick Starr
Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute/Silk Road Studies Program

Location: 
Rome Building Auditorium
Johns Hopkins University - SAIS
1619 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20036

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