Russian Nemesis? Cold War Pathologies and Analytical Afflictions
There have been numerous articles on the authoritarian strengthening of power in Russia and Putin’s backsliding from democracy throughout the 2000s. Russian positions and...
Russian Victim? Repositioning Strategies and Regional Dreams of Dominance
As a new wave of non-Western countries strive to elevate their profiles and expand their global influence, Russia is taking steps to help secure...
Can Kazakhstan prove Huntington wrong?
Geography and politics undoubtedly conditioned Kazakhstan as a country. It is home to 140 ethnic groups and 17 religions in the intersection of different...
The Foundation of Central Asia: Kazakhstan’s Journey from Past to Future
Of the five Central Asian states – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – Kazakhstan was the last Soviet Republic to leave the USSR....
The Trans-Caspian Pipeline: Geopolitics Near and Abroad
Russia’s energy control appears to be soon coming to a halt as Caspian members, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, plan on gaining control over vital areas...
The Silk Road Superhighway: Kazakh Transportation as Geopolitics
It is entirely common for a federal government to make budgetary promises to improve infrastructure. Indeed, every country around the world is full with...
Identity and Politics in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Mohammed Ayoob (ed.) and Murad Ismayilov (ed.) (Routledge- 2015- 224 Pages)“The multicultural region of Central Eurasia is living through its early post-independence years and...
Kazakhstan beyond Borat
Kazakhstan, it seems, has a very clear and coherent idea of what kind of image does it want to project on the international stage...
Cult of Personality Creep – Turkmenistan’s Slide Back into Fantasyland
In 2006, when Turkmenbashi (“Father of all Turkmens”), President Saparmurat Niyazov, suddenly died and was replaced by former Health Minister and dentist Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov,...
Turkmenistan- a brand in the making?
Turkmenistan can be labeled as the most traditional society in the Caspian area. As a country, somewhere between historical tribalism and current authoritarianism, Turkmenistan...