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What America Can Benefit from a “Middle Power” Like Kazakhstan
In the nearly three and a half decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union, American engagement in Central Asia has been, at best,...
Kazakhstan Eyes Pakistani Ports as Regional Trade Transit Hubs
If you glance at a map, Kazakhstan’s situation jumps out right away. It’s huge, resource-rich, and stuck in the middle of land with no...
Inside Freedom Holding Corp’s Global Playbook
Insights from Timur Turlov
Timur Turlov, the richest person in Kazakhstan, according to Forbes’ World’s Billionaires List, in an exclusive interview with bne IntelliNews, explained...
Xi–Tokayev Deals Mark Shift From ‘Golden Thirty Years’ to Deeper Ties
Chinese President XI Jinping and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met in Astana this June, signaling a boost in their bilateral relations. These two leaders...
Caspian Media Forum Marks its 10th Anniversary in Astrakhan
With more than 700 people as well as an estimated 3,000 participants online, the 10th Caspian Media Forum under the theme "The History of...
Applying More Pressure on Russia by Bringing CSTO Members into the Western Fold
The Russian Federation resumes its invasion of Ukraine with little concern for the country’s sanctions, loss of soft power, and numerous military losses. Despite...
Can the Middle Corridor Transform Eurasia’s Energy Architecture?
The Middle Corridor, officially designated as the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), represents far more than a logistical alternative connecting East and West. This...
The impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on the post-Soviet space
The intensification of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022 marked a new and serious phase following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. This war...
Systems Resist Outside Shocks – but Youth Can Move Them from Within
Kazakhstan’s most underestimated strategic asset is neither hydrocarbon reserves nor its transit corridors but the sheer youth of its people. With a median age...
China-Central Asia Summit: A New Chapter of Shared Future and Strategic Convergence
The recent China-Central Asia Summit, attended by President Xi Jinping and the heads of state from the five Central Asian nations—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,...