Jonathan Ludwig
Jonathan Z. Ludwig is Teaching Associate Professor of Russian and a member of the Advisory Board for SAGE International Australia. He received his BA in Russian and Soviet Studies from Sewanee: The University of the South and his MA and PhD in Slavic Linguistics from Indiana University, Bloomington. A dedicated teacher-scholar with thirty years experience in the classroom, Dr. Ludwig is nationally known for his work on video-aided instruction (VAI) and Russian across the curriculum (FLAC/CLAC), both of which he has successfully integrated into Russian-language programs. He has authored several articles and reviews on Russian textbooks and reference materials and co-authored a version of the placement exam for Indiana University’s Summer Intensive Russian-language program (SWSEEL). He has also written, taught, and lectured extensively on Russian literature, history and politics, including at the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Internationally known for his work on Afghanistan and Central Asia, he has taught and lectured extensively on that region as well, with topics as diverse as the March 2005 Kyrgyz Revolution, the Kyrgyz “streetocracy,” Russian-American cooperation and confrontation in Central Asia, Chinese relations with the Central Asian states, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). He has published on the SCO and on Sino-Afghan relations, the latter in the Cambridge Review of International Affairs, and taught a course on Afghan history at the Rice University Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, which coincided with the exhibit “Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH).
He is under contract with Cambridge University Press to write A Concise History of Central Asia. He continues to research the Sino-Afghan relationship, the Eurasian Economic Union, and other issues in and pertaining to Central Asia, Russia, and China, including positioning Russia as an Asian country.
He has successfully mentored students for Critical Language Scholarships, Fulbright Fellowships, the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, the Zeff Award, and the Stanford University Russia Forum (SURF), among others. He continues to work closely with his former students who have followed him into the field of Slavic Studies or into the teaching profession.
Internationally known for his work on Afghanistan and Central Asia, he has taught and lectured extensively on that region as well, with topics as diverse as the March 2005 Kyrgyz Revolution, the Kyrgyz “streetocracy,” Russian-American cooperation and confrontation in Central Asia, Chinese relations with the Central Asian states, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). He has published on the SCO and on Sino-Afghan relations, the latter in the Cambridge Review of International Affairs, and taught a course on Afghan history at the Rice University Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, which coincided with the exhibit “Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH).
He is under contract with Cambridge University Press to write A Concise History of Central Asia. He continues to research the Sino-Afghan relationship, the Eurasian Economic Union, and other issues in and pertaining to Central Asia, Russia, and China, including positioning Russia as an Asian country.
He has successfully mentored students for Critical Language Scholarships, Fulbright Fellowships, the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, the Zeff Award, and the Stanford University Russia Forum (SURF), among others. He continues to work closely with his former students who have followed him into the field of Slavic Studies or into the teaching profession.
less
Related Authors
InterestsView All (28)
Uploads
SAGE International Australia by Jonathan Ludwig
The indictment of George Papadopoulos is another matter entirely. His connections to Russia during the Trump campaign seems likely to have been proved, and perhaps further investigations may reveal something more damning against the Trump White House, although only time will tell.
In this episode of STRATEGIKON, Dr. Jonathan Z. Ludwig, Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian, Oklahoma State University & Member of the Advisory Board, SAGE International Australia discusses with STRATEGIKON host, John Bruni what the ongoing ructions in Washington means for America and for those countries, like Australia, whose strategic interest will likely be guided by ‘what comes next’.
> The Comey dismissal.
> Washington DC in crisis.
> Russian 'satisfaction'?
> Trump's vulnerability to impeachment.
> Can the US recover post-Trump and if so, how?
> Turkey's blossoming relationship with Russia, what is it based on?
> What happened to the vaunted Russian S400 surface-to-air missile system? Why did it 'fail' during the April 7 US Tomahawk cruise missile strike against Syria?
> How close are Iran and Russia?
> Has Russian intervention in Syria been successful? If so, how?
> Is Russia confronting Saudi Arabia?
> Does Russian support for forces fighting for the Syrian government, especially Hezbollah, put it on a collision course with Israel?
In this Episode, John, Jonathan and Imad analyse Russia's growing presence in the Middle East. In Part I, we look at what brought Russia to this region and what its motivation is for staying. Does it have the strength to maintain itself for the duration?
> Russia's intervention in Syria
> Moscow's interest in spreading its influence to Libya and Afghanistan
> Russian forces and their conduct in Syria, does it matter?
> What do the Russians know of their government's campaign in Syria?
STRATEGIKON can be found on iTunes, SoundCloud and the SIA website: www.sageinternational.org.au
> Has there been significant policy changes implemented under the
Trump administration?
> Who is the new US Secretary for Education, Betsy DeVos and is
she qualified for the job at hand?
> Is US education unbalanced, with too much emphasis on STEM,
(science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and too little
on the social sciences, in particular language programs?
John Bruni is joined by special guest Dr. Jonathan Z. Ludwig, Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian at Oklahoma State University, via Skype, from Stillwater OK.
STRATEGIKON can be found on iTunes, SoundCloud, YouTube and the SIA website: www.sageinternational.org.au
Topics covered:
> Exploring Putin's hold over Russia.
> Western ignorance of Russian motives.
> How the Russians see themselves.
> Russia's ultimate fate.
> The impact of the Karlov assassination on Syrian peace-talks
following the fall of Aleppo to Russian-backed, Syrian government
forces.
The indictment of George Papadopoulos is another matter entirely. His connections to Russia during the Trump campaign seems likely to have been proved, and perhaps further investigations may reveal something more damning against the Trump White House, although only time will tell.
In this episode of STRATEGIKON, Dr. Jonathan Z. Ludwig, Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian, Oklahoma State University & Member of the Advisory Board, SAGE International Australia discusses with STRATEGIKON host, John Bruni what the ongoing ructions in Washington means for America and for those countries, like Australia, whose strategic interest will likely be guided by ‘what comes next’.
> The Comey dismissal.
> Washington DC in crisis.
> Russian 'satisfaction'?
> Trump's vulnerability to impeachment.
> Can the US recover post-Trump and if so, how?
> Turkey's blossoming relationship with Russia, what is it based on?
> What happened to the vaunted Russian S400 surface-to-air missile system? Why did it 'fail' during the April 7 US Tomahawk cruise missile strike against Syria?
> How close are Iran and Russia?
> Has Russian intervention in Syria been successful? If so, how?
> Is Russia confronting Saudi Arabia?
> Does Russian support for forces fighting for the Syrian government, especially Hezbollah, put it on a collision course with Israel?
In this Episode, John, Jonathan and Imad analyse Russia's growing presence in the Middle East. In Part I, we look at what brought Russia to this region and what its motivation is for staying. Does it have the strength to maintain itself for the duration?
> Russia's intervention in Syria
> Moscow's interest in spreading its influence to Libya and Afghanistan
> Russian forces and their conduct in Syria, does it matter?
> What do the Russians know of their government's campaign in Syria?
STRATEGIKON can be found on iTunes, SoundCloud and the SIA website: www.sageinternational.org.au
> Has there been significant policy changes implemented under the
Trump administration?
> Who is the new US Secretary for Education, Betsy DeVos and is
she qualified for the job at hand?
> Is US education unbalanced, with too much emphasis on STEM,
(science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and too little
on the social sciences, in particular language programs?
John Bruni is joined by special guest Dr. Jonathan Z. Ludwig, Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian at Oklahoma State University, via Skype, from Stillwater OK.
STRATEGIKON can be found on iTunes, SoundCloud, YouTube and the SIA website: www.sageinternational.org.au
Topics covered:
> Exploring Putin's hold over Russia.
> Western ignorance of Russian motives.
> How the Russians see themselves.
> Russia's ultimate fate.
> The impact of the Karlov assassination on Syrian peace-talks
following the fall of Aleppo to Russian-backed, Syrian government
forces.
introduction, further reading, acknowledgments, index.
ISBN: 978-1-62040-363-1 (hardcover, 28USD).
The Emperor Far Away is the travelogue of David Eimer, who
formerly served as the Beijing correspondent for the Sunday
Telegraph and as a writer for the Hong Kong-based South China
Morning Post during his years living in the People's Republic of
China (2005-2012). During this time, Eimer traveled the length of the country's borders in an effort to understand the China away from the big eastern cities and coastal regions. In this volume, he sets out to explain these hinterlands to his readers, most of whom, he assumes, only know of China from reports about and from major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai.
With a border of over 22,000 kilometers (13,000 miles) that ...
Conversations Beyond the Centre. New Delhi: SAGE
Publications India Pvt Ltd. xix + 175. Maps, abbreviations, preface, acknowledgments, references, index, about the author. ISBN: 978-81-321-1351-5 (hardcover, 49.95USD).
When most people think of China, they often think of Beijing,
Shanghai, and the other heavily populated and highly developed coastal regions of the country. When considering India, they most often think of the large cities of Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata. In India-China Borderlands Nimmi Kurian, a member of the Asian Borderlands Research Initiative's network of scholars, asks us instead to consider the frontier parts of both nations: where they meet, where they are most sparsely populated, yet also most ethnically diverse, and where they are generally the most economically underdeveloped. ...