Kazakh leader ponders future but tackles urgent tasks
As the president moves officials around, he is thinking about his own exit but not giving away any clues
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- Terror threat worries
- Spate of attacks
- Islamic State fears
- Tough economic times
- Stagnation
- Urgent reform
- Succession hints
- Dynastic thoughts
- Mortality and pragmatism
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_350.jpg "President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his daughter Dariga (Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov)")