Doctor/Ph.D member- Dr. Zabikhulla Saipov

Dr. Zabikhulla Saipov is a linguist and a political scientist specializing in Central Asian studies. His research interests include diplomacy, education, elections and strategic approaches of foreign powers in Central Asian countries and their domestic policy. Earlier he undertook research on U.S. policy in the Muslim world at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, UWED (PhD Pol.Sci); studied international affairs at SIPA, Columbia University as an Edmund S. Muskie fellow (MIA), and English and Russian at the Uzbek State World Languages University.

Ph.D. in Political Science from the

University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Tashkent

(2010)

Master of International Affairs from SIPA,

Columbia University,

New York (2003)