Shairbek Dzhuraev

Shairbek Dzhuraev, PhD, is the co-founder and president of Crossroads Central Asia. He is also a visiting lecturer at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek and a managing director and research consultant at Target Research. Previously, Shairbek served as Deputy Director at the OSCE Academy and Dean of Academic Development at the American University of Central Asia. With over fifteen years of experience in research consultancy, he has worked with UN agencies, the European Union, USAID, and various international development and research organizations.

Shairbek is a member of PONARS Eurasia and serves on advisory groups for the EU-Central Asia Monitoring and the European Neighbourhood Council. His areas of expertise include Central Asia’s international relations, foreign policy analysis, and water and energy politics. He has taught courses in International Relations, Central Asian politics, and conducted weeklong modules on Central Asia’s relations with Russia and the US. Shairbek holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews and an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).