Bruce Pannier
Journalist, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Aijan Sharshenova
Dr. Aijan Sharshenova is a postdoctoral research fellow at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek. Prior to joining the OSCE Academy, Dr. Sharshenova worked at the UN and UNDP country offices in the Middle East, and taught courses in international politics and academic writing. She is the author of “The European Union’s Democracy Promotion in Central Asia” (Columbia University Press, 2018).
Kadyr Toktogulov
Kadyr Toktogulov is a former Kyrgyzstan Ambassador to the US (2015-2019). Prior to his diplomatic appointment in Washington DC, he had worked as a presidential spokesman (2011-2014) following his career as a reporter for the Associated Press, Dow Jones Newswires and the Wall Street Journal covering Central Asia (2003-2011). He is a graduate of the American University of Central Asia (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan).
Paul Stronski
Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program
Paul Stronski was a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program, where his research focuses on the relationship between Russia and neighboring countries in Central Asia and the South Caucasus.