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Is the United States a Viable Partner for Central Asia in a Strategic Competition?
In early March, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan before traveling onwards to the…
Pannier: Ahead of elections, is Kazakhstan’s Tokayev preparing for more unrest?
Kazakhstan has elections on March 19 and for the first time in nearly 20 years, there’s a chance…
London-Based Brand Strategy Consultancy Ranks Kazakhstan 79th Among 121 Nations in Global Soft Power Index
Kazakhstan rose from 88th to 79th place out of 121 countries in the 2023 Global Soft Power Index…
Kenes Rakishev: The President’s Man for All Seasons
Kenes Rakishev. An entrepreneur, philanthropist, former special envoy for Kazakhstan, head of the Kazakh boxing federation, a family…
Putin Signs Law Banning Officials From Using Foreign Words
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation that bans government officials from using foreign words in official documents and correspondence…
How Putin blundered into Ukraine — then doubled down
At about 1am on February 24 last year, Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, received a troubling phone call.…
Does Tajikistan need a regime change?
New York, Brussels, Paris (15/2 – 67) Led by authoritarian head of state since the 1990s, a regime…
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon use Nazi – ‘Sippenhaftung’ to silence critics
For some time has Tajikistan on the verge of a near-failed state status. Oppressive to its core, the Tajik president…
South Korean Law Prohibits the Export of Weapons to Kyiv
South Korean law prohibits the export of weapons to countries in active conflict. With this, Seoul found it…
Mukhtar Ablyazov Awaits Extradition Agreement
Mukhtar Ablyazov, a notorious Kazakhstan fraudster, was convicted of organizing the 2004 murder of Erzhan Tatishev, He was…