Almaty-born, DC-based expert on nuclear politics and financial crime prevention Author of Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb (Stanford University Press, 2022) http://www.togzhankassenova.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3mj3ej4agnk27Congratulations, @amyjnelsonphd.bsky.social !!! 👏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3ej4agnk27https://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3mj2us53qxk2zLive right now: https://www.youtube.com/live/K19FKPRJsPQ09 Apr 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2us53qxk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3maj3ai2occ25Congratulations, @wellerstein.bsky.social! This will be an incredible read, I am sure. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Dec 2025 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3maj3ai2occ25https://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3m5kjkg5t5225George Perkovich: "A House of Dynamite shows us why everyone on earth must question the wisdom of granting a handful of leaders with nuclear buttons the power to kill everyone and every living thing on the planet—in less time than it takes to watch the film." https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/11/nuclear-launch-reality-house-of-dynamite-netflix https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/11/nuclear-launch-reality-house-of-dynamite-netflix?lang=en14 Nov 2025 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5kjkg5t5225https://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3m4rghz2ol22nHave you watched or planning to watch House of Dynamite? Check out this handy guide from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. https://armscontrolcenter.org/a-house-of-dynamite/04 Nov 2025 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4rghz2ol22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3m4hck4cd3k2hGift link: wapo.st/4oMTRWN https://wapo.st/4oMTRWN31 Oct 2025 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4hck4cd3k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3lypsj7kgk22wEarlier this summer, former U.S. Ambassador Richard Boucher, passed away. He'll be remembered as an astute observer of Central Asia. Back in 2021, Ambassador Boucher contributed a personal essay to the Davis Center/Eurasianet series. Pls give it a read: https://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/insights/where-central-asia-anyway13 Sep 2025 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lypsj7kgk22whttps://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3lxmbizs3yk2nJust in time for the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb is on sale for 50% off, at $16 from @stanfordpress.bsky.social https://www.sup.org/books/politics/atomic-steppe30 Aug 2025 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxmbizs3yk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3luafkwnfvs2vHow layoffs will affect the State Department and American diplomacy https://www.npr.org/2025/07/17/nx-s1-5470145/how-layoffs-will-affect-the-state-department-and-american-diplomacy18 Jul 2025 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3luafkwnfvs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3ltftd53w622oJuly 10, 12:30 PM ET - In-person (at capacity) and online (registration is still open). More details and registration: https://www.armscontrol.org/From_Trinity_to_Today Draft agenda: https://www.armscontrol.org/sites/default/files/2025-07/From_Trinity_To_Today_Agenda.pdf https://www.armscontrol.org/From_Trinity_to_Today?fbclid=IwY2xjawLZKBBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFBaU1wQzFNbnRGckh5YnBwAR725Sm86nC0XWbbaOu7dltKXZ4YR0Xq_rJW3oR_51VDla-oA02tHzl5jzyf4w_aem_9h8_55mSgZV9k0xMDW25-w07 Jul 2025 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltftd53w622ohttps://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3lr6ppjf5fs26Online tomorrow, Tuesday, June 10, 11 AM ET - Self-Dealing in the Trump Administration: A Conversation With Norm Eisen. https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2025/06/self-dealing-in-the-trump-administration-a-conversation-with-norm-eisen?lang=en09 Jun 2025 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6ppjf5fs26https://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3lp54cxlqhs2xA new entry in the Ambassadors' Series on Central Asia, published by @eurasianet.bsky.social, spearheaded by @nargiskassenova.bsky.social of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. Allan Mustard on the use of shoe leather diplomacy in Turkmenistan. https://eurasianet.org/memoir-recollecting-the-benefits-of-shoe-leather-diplomacy-in-turkmenistan https://eurasianet.org/memoir-recollecting-the-benefits-of-shoe-leather-diplomacy-in-turkmenistan?fbclid=IwY2xjawKQq_ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBIU2tHQmNDOW8wVlFSb0dyAR4hdXKXyPO8xx2qfJHsHr8ozpWi-ioHCCNs6_TXGGigQOHNHDq6x1Nt83H8Gg_aem_8xd165QIxZSPMEJ2ZAkTKA14 May 2025 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp54cxlqhs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3lnw3ey2kfs2eApologies - only in person, but the recording should become available later. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2025 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnw3ey2kfs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3lnvhvmdpgc2eTomorrow, April 29, in person at GWU and online: https://calendar.gwu.edu/event/navigating-geopolitical-shifts-central-asias-quest-for-autonomy-and-sustainable-development28 Apr 2025 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnvhvmdpgc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3lnvabc5p7c2eA conversation with the IAEA's DG Rafael Grossi at #nukecon is now available online. I highly recommend it. Iran, Zaporizhzhia NPP, peaceful nuclear energy, and much more... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKNQZelrPlQ28 Apr 2025 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnvabc5p7c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3llsaboxpxk2x"Sen. Cory Booker devoted all of Monday night and into Tuesday evening on the Senate floor, delivering an impassioned speech in protest of the Trump administration's policies. This effort [...] set a record for the longest speech on record given in the chamber." https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/nx-s1-5347318/cory-booker-senate-speech02 Apr 2025 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3llsaboxpxk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3llone36yek22"On a desolate former nuclear test site, three generations confront the haunting legacy of the past as they fight for survival and hope in a world on the brink of destruction." "We Live Here" by 🇰🇿 director Zhanana Kurmasheva is part of the CPH:DOX festival! https://cphdox.dk/film/we-live-here/31 Mar 2025 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3llone36yek22https://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3lkvv4yvock27In the Face of Oppression, Feminist Resistance in Kazakhstan Persists https://thediplomat.com/2025/03/in-the-face-of-oppression-feminist-resistance-in-kazakhstan-persists/21 Mar 2025 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvv4yvock27https://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3lkgamij43k2xWoodrow Wilson Center 💔 [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Mar 2025 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgamij43k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3ljt7ywxpgs2vhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JBe0UMJ_9w08 Mar 2025 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljt7ywxpgs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/togzhankassenova.bsky.social/post/3ljsz74vpos2vMarch 13, in person, Cambridge, MA. Thank you for this important contribution, @hellogera.bsky.social!: https://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/events/film-screening-jara-radioactive-patriarchy-women-qazaqstan07 Mar 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:uxzbbkr22f32ef7t6emxb2iu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljsz74vpos2v