From Central Asia to Gaza: Jennifer Murtazashvili Unpacks a World in Transition

In this compelling conversation with Jacob Heilbrunn, Professor Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, Founding Director of Center for Governance and Markets at the University of Pittsburgh explores two pivotal fronts shaping the future of global balance. On one side, she revisits the C5+1 format, now revived by the Trump administration to strengthen cooperation among the Central Asian republics in the face of Russian and Chinese influence. On the other, she offers a clear-eyed analysis of the Gaza war, the surge of antisemitism on American campuses, and the potential evolution of the Abraham Accords into a genuine “Abrahamic Alliance.” Between regional geopolitics and a shifting world order, her insights reveal a single underlying truth: the alliances we forge today will define the balance of tomorrow.