Dr. Aidar Kurmashev

Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies

Program Details

[3 May 2023]
11:15 - 12:30
Theme: Humanitarian Security in Natural Disasters and Crises

About

Dr. Aidar Kurmashev, Head of the Department of Asian Studies at Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Studied at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University with a degree in International Relations, Bachelor (2007 – 2011), Master (2012 – 2014), PhD (2016 – 2019). Defended his thesis on the topic “Transformation of Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy Behavior” in 2020 at the Institute of Diplomacy of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Worked as Chief Analyst at Media Development Fund (2020-2022), Director of Department for Information, Analysis and Monitoring at N.Nazarbayev Center for Development of Interfaith and Intercivilization Dialogue (2019-2020), Chief Specialist for Planning and Control at JSC Kazcontent (2019), Project Coordinator at RTRC Qazaqstan seconded to Ministry of Information and Communications (2017-2018), Lecturer Faculty of International Relations at Eurasian National University (2014-2016).

Has over 20 publications scientific journals mainly in Kazakhstan, Russia, Türkiye, etc. Focused on middle power foreign policy behavior, soft power incl. information and communication policy, political technologies.