Ulugbeck Khasanov

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2011 - present THE UNIVERSITY OF WORLD ECONOMY AND DIPLOMACY (UWED)

Assoc.Prof./ Chair of the International Relations Department

Head of Regional Security & Conflicts Study Lab.

Responsibilities: His professional and scholarly activity is focused on regional security studies through various aspects of China – Central Asia; Russia –Central Asia, US – Central Asia; Af-Pac, Asia – Pacific – Central Asia – Middle East. The issues of water supply & distribution, Food Security, Rural Development, and social development to the stability of the CA Region. It includes Government Policy on a wide range of economic issues such as Taxation and Banking regulation for private and public sectors; Preparing analytical reports on Geopolitical Processes in Central Asia and regional security issues and related round table discussions and international seminars/conferences. Preparation and publication of analysis on different Regional and Domestic issues in international review and research magazines;

2009-2011 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT / REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

Advisor to the President / Press Secretary

Responsibilities: Prepared / reviewed agenda documents and reports to the President before, during, and after meeting with foreign leaders, visits & International Summits / Visits; Accompanying the President during scheduled Bilateral and Multilateral Visits & Talks; Conducted daily briefings and communication on different policy issues.

2002-2009 THE UNIVERSITY OF WORLD ECONOMY AND DIPLOMACY

Associate Professor (International Relations Faculty)

Responsibilities: As the Associate Professor I was responsible for conducting certain research on Food Security Issues, lectures in Geopolitics and International Relations Theory on different aspects of Regional Security; work on academic research in various aspects of Regional Security; as such I participated in Supervising of Ph.D., MA, and BA candidates research thesis; Preparing analytical reports and presentations on regional security-related international seminars and conferences, Submitting analysis on different Regional and Domestic issues for further publication in international review and research magazines;

2000-2002 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT / REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

Chief Consultant to the President

Responsibilities: Focused on the preparation of local & foreign media analysis; Concentrated on daily reports on Foreign Media Development, Public Information & Social Network potential.

1998-2000 MARC RICH INVESTMENTS LTD.

Trading Consultant

London (UK) / Geneva (Switzerland)

Responsibilities: My duty was advising the Geneva office of the commodities trading company on the Regional Energy sector development process, Water and Food Security, including Rural Development in Central Asia; researching specifics, volume, and capacity of the regional food industry; preparing weekly and monthly analyses and reports to start business cooperation in soft commodities trading with potential partners;

1996-1998 CABINET OF MINISTERS / REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

Senior Expert at the Economics Department

Responsibilities: I was responsible for preparing and submitting to the Office of Deputy Prime Minister on Economics daily and weekly reports on economic development and public information-related issues assisted the ADB Projects Coordinator at the Government and worked on Bilateral Economic Relations with this financial institution.

SUCRES ET DENREES GROUP

Assistant Chief Trader (Paris Office, France)

Responsibilities: Aiding Trading Consultant with preparing daily and weekly economic reports on soft commodities, industry, and business development in the Central Asian Region;

1991-1992 RUSSIAN OIL & GAS PIPELINE COMPANY (ROSNEFTEGAZ-STORY- Moscow Office)

Executive Board Member Assistant

Responsibilities: Assisting Mr. Valery Aronov, Executive Board Member of the RUSSIAN OIL & GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY(RosNefteGaz-Stroy) on managing and planning his business agenda and travel schedule related to oil trading contracts and negotiations, preparing and submitting daily reports, summaries and analysis on business media.

EDUCATION

2002 –2003 MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF WORLD ECONOMICS & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (IMEMO)

PhD Degree in Political Science with a concentration in Security Policy.

Relevant Courses: Regional Development

PhD Dissertation: Regional Security & National Interest (CA Nations Context)

1991-1994 MOSCOW STATE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (MGIMO)

International Relations Faculty

Postgraduate Diploma in Political Science

Relevant Courses: National Interests & Regional Security

1986-1991 MOSCOW STATE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (MGIMO)

School of International Journalism

Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in International Journalism

Relevant Courses: Public Relations

Final Dissertation: Islam in Soviet Foreign Policy

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION

2004-2005

1997 Apr–

June

UC BERKELEY

University Extension Program

Japan Agency for International Cooperation (JAICA)

«Transition to a Market Economy» Training Course

INTERNATIONAL GRANT RESEARCH PROJECTS

2018-2021 Dec. Uzbek Team Leader at the UK Research and Innovation through the Global Challenges

Research COMPASS project (Grant number ES/P010849/1) led by the University of Kent

VISITING SCHOLAR PROGRAMS & INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

2023 – January International Conference on Central Asia – South Asia Connectivity, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

2022 October International Seminar on Regional Security in Central Asia and Greater Moscow, Russia

2021 June International Conference on “Primakov’s Readings” at the Institute of World Economy & International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Russia

2019 November Visiting Scholar at the James Madison College, Michigan State Univ. East Lensing, MI, USA Michigan USA

2019 October 20th Annual Conference, CESS 2019, at George Washington University, Washington, D.C.USA Washington DC, USA2019 July GCRF COMPASS Signature Conference “Governance & Resilience in Wider Eurasia” Kent, UK

2019 June The 16th Biennial Conference of European Society for Central Asian Studies, Exeter Univ., UK Exeter, UK

2018 June International Short-Term Summer Seminar at the Shanghai University Shanghai, PRC

2017 June Confidence Building Measures in Asia / International Conference Beijing, PRC

2015 Feb. NATO Expert Level Conference Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

2015 February International Conference on Religion, Security and Citizenship organized by the Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) and Wee Kim Wee Center at the Singapore Management University, Singapore

2014 October NATO Expert Level Conference Tashkent, Uzbekistan

2013 Sept.-Oct.

International Buddhist Academy Yangon, Myanmar

2012 Oct.-Nov. Research Fellow at the Center for Researches of Rural &Industrial Development Center (CRRID) Chandigarh, India

2008 Apr- May

Russian & Ex-Soviet Studies Center, Lanzhou University Lanzhou, China

PUBLICATIONS

Ulugbek A. Khasanov CENTRAL ASIA: TACKLING NEW CHALLENGES

(January 2024) Monograph ISBN 978-620-6-84553-9

Ulugbek Khasanov - EXAMINING SOME ASPECTS OF EURASIAN COOPERATION (GCRF COMPASS

project: Comprehensive capacity-building in the Eastern Neighborhood and Central Asia: research integration, impact governance, and sustainable communities.) https://research.kent.ac.uk/gcrf-compass/wp content/uploads/sites/1767/2021/10/CPB_Khasanov.pdf

Khasanov U. ON SOME SPECIFICS OF CENTRAL ASIAN TRANSPORTATION POTENTIAL. Monograph.

ISBN 978-2-37687-610-6. 2022. (https://www.kent.ac.uk/politics/rs-gcrf-compass/Research-paper-of-U.Khasanov.pdf)

Ulugbeck Khasanov. Mavluda Nurmetova. GROWING POTENTIAL OF CENTRAL ASIAN TRADE

LOGISTICS..(https://research.kent.ac.uk/gcrf-compass/wp-content/uploads/sites/1767/2022/02/Ulugbeck-Khasanov_Mavluda-Nurmetove_MK-EK-edited_final.pdf)

У.Хасанов Генезис "Афганского" фактора в современных международных отношениях «Русская

политология – Russian political science» - Генезис «афганского» фактора в современных международных отношениях – 20.03.2021 (https://rupolitology.ru/wpcontent/uploads/2022/02/03_Хасанов.pdf

«MODERN CENTRAL ASIA: RESILIENCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING COLLECTIVE MONOGRAPH» //

UWED Press, Tashkent // 2021

GCRF COMPASS: Comprehensive Capacity-Building in the Eastern Neighbourhood and Central Asia: research

integration, impact governance & sustainable communities (ES/P010849/1) // EXAMINING SOME ASPECTS OF

EURASIAN COOPERATION // 2021 4 October

GCRF COMPASS Research Associate // “The New Foreign Policy of Uzbekistan: Central Asia, the EAEU and the

BRI” // 2020 18 NovemberEconomics as a Prime Interest International Congress on Afro - Eurasian Research V 19-22 April 2019 / Lefkoşa

TRNC / ISBN: 978-605-031-218-8 (PDF)

http://afroeurasia.org/assetsx/2019/files/afroeurasia_org_2019_cpyrus_proceedings_book (20.09.2019)

Tackling Economic Challenges International Congress on Afro - Eurasian Research V 19-22 April 2019 / Lefkoşa

TRNC / ISBN: 978-605-031-218-8 (PDF)

http://afroeurasia.org/assetsx/2019/files/afroeurasia_org_2019_cpyrus_proceedings_book

On Specifics of National Interests & Economic Security //State, politics & governance (Collective Monograph),

UWED Press, 2019

Semantics of Myth in Perception of Democracy // The Volume of Research Articles (Основы международной

публицистики), UWED Press, 2018

Review on Ian Bremmer’s Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism // UWED Journal on International relations,

2018/3

On Some Aspects of Preparing IR experts (О некоторых аспектах зарубежного опыта подготовки

специалистов-международников) // UWED Journal of International Relations. 2018/2

Economic Security as a Prism of National Interests //UWED Journal of International Relations, 2017/ 4

Replicating Security Threats in Modern Geopolitics // Contemporary Conflicts & Regional Security Study

Laboratory, (Collective Monograph), UWED Press, 2017

Past & Future of Ukrainian Conflict // Contemporary Conflicts & Regional Security Study Laboratory, (Collective

Monograph), UWED Press, 2017

Specifics of Ukrainian Crisis // Ganghara Research Center, Hazara University (Pakistan), 2017

Security Threats to Eurasian Geopolitics // International Congress on Afro-Eurasian Research II, 2017

Roots & Potential Future of Ukrainian Crisis (The Future Center for Advanced Researches and

Studies Publications 9thEdition, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2015)

Central Asian Security System: Challenges & Threats (The Future Center for Advanced Researches and

Studies Publications 7th Edition, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2015)

Sense of Cohesion (Religion, Security & Citizenship Conference Report, Wee Kim Wee Center at Singapore

Management University, Singapore - February 22-26, 2015)

Past & Future of Cross Border Security in Central Asia (NATO–UWED Expert Level Conference Report, October

2014)

Intricate Specifics of Regional Water Security in Central Asia (Center for Rural & Industrial Development,

Chandigarh – India, January/2014)

Eurasia’s Cross-Border Threats (Carnegie Endowment Review, USA, October 18, 2013)

LANGUAGES English / Arabic Fluent

Russian / Uzbek are mother tongues

COMPUTER SKILLS Advanced level in MacOS / Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Internet

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