Kazakhstan

  • Nov 19, 2013
  • 7 min read

Clan-based politics will shape Kazakhstan succession

In October, President Nursultan Nazarbaev appointed Kassym-Jomart Tokaev chairman of the Senate....

Kazakhstan
  • Nov 14, 2013
  • 7 min read

Prospects for Central Asia in 2014

Central Asia did not experience any major instability in 2013. Kyrgyzstan saw an increase in...

Central Asia
  • Oct 21, 2013
  • 2 min read

Senate appointment strengthens stability in Kazakhstan

Last week's appointment of Tokaev as Speaker of the Senate re-ignited succession talks in the...

Kazakhstan
  • Sep 27, 2013
  • 7 min read

Water management creates tensions in Central Asia

Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe recently hosted a high-level international conference dedicated to...

Central Asia
  • Sep 20, 2013
  • 7 min read

Astana's geopolitical reorientation favours China

Kazakhstan's Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Sarybay recently told the local press that Astana...

Kazakhstan
  • Aug 29, 2013
  • 6 min read

Oligarch's arrest disarms Kazakhstan's opposition

French police recently arrested exiled oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov at his rented villa near Cannes....

Kazakhstan
  • Aug 12, 2013
  • 6 min read

Kazakh security measures address emerging threats

Faced with growing threats of terrorism and religious extremism, Kazakhstan has recently adopted...

Kazakhstan
  • Aug 9, 2013
  • 10 min read

Oil-rich Kazakhstan seeks to balance China and Russia

As a landlocked country, solid relations with neighbouring states and a developed infrastructure...

Kazakhstan