More: Kazakhstan
Abkhazia’s Cold Relationship with Central Asia
When violence erupted in Kazakhstan in January of this year, Abkhaz President Aslan Bzhania published a statement where he supported the Kazakh government and...
Escaping a bear hug: Kazakhstan seeks closer ties to US and Europe
Eight years ago, Kazakh shrugged off Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks suggesting he could pull a Ukraine on Kazakhstan. They did so again in...
Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as New Instrument in Nuclear Disarmament Process
On June 21–23, Vienna will host a historic event in the field of nuclear disarmament – the First Meeting of the States Parties to...
Tokayev’s Second Republic and its future
Since Tokayev’s assumption of presidential office in March 2019 and election in June the same year, there have not been many changes so far,...
Contesting Russia requires renewed US engagement in Central Asia
When US Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III declared that Washington wanted to see Russia so “weakened" that it would no longer be able...
Iran capitalises on Central Asian vacuum created by the Ukraine war
Anti-Iranian protests in Afghanistan and the stabbing of three clerics in Iran threaten to cast a shadow over Iranian efforts to capitalise on the...
Reforms under the shadow of war
As war rages in our region, historical new reforms were introduced in Kazakhstan. Until now, after 30 years of independence from the Soviet Union,...
Kazakhstan Sits On The Powder Keg Once Again
The Russia Ukraine war and the imposed sanctions significantly impact Eastern and Central Europe. The collateral damage goes beyond Europe as Central Asia also...
Ukrainian ripples: Turkey and Israel eye extended cooperation in Central Asia
A recent dinner in Washington suggests that a seemingly forthcoming visit to Turkey by Israeli President Isaac Herzog could be about more than putting...
Kazakhstan & The Dilemma of Inaction
“We don’t choose the times we live in. The only choice we have is how we respond.” This quote from Munich: The Edge of...