Marin Ekstrom

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Marin Ekstrom is a language educator and researcher who is serving as an English Language Fellow in Uzbekistan for the 2025-2026 academic year. Additionally, she has taught in Japan, China, Russia, and Finland. She received her M.A. in International Relations from Central European University. Her research interests include Eurasian integration and language policy and education.

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Japan and South Korea: Vital partners in the New Uzbekistan

Authors: Marin Ekstrom and Wilder Alejandro Sánchez Uzbekistan has recently commenced construction of a new airport in Tashkent, valued at $2.5 billion, as a symbol...

Transforming the Bondo: A Case Study of FGM in Sierra Leone

Abstract: The West African nation of Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the world: approximately 90%...

The Effectiveness of Confucius Institutes in Promoting Chinese Soft Power in Kazakhstan

In February 2016, Dariga Nazerbayeva, the then-deputy prime minister of Kazakhstan, declared that Kazakh children should learn Chinese in addition to Kazakh, Russian and...

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