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Kazakhstan’s long-heralded stability is being challenged by growing economic problems, societal frustrations, and rising nationalism.   Key Points Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev... read more..

Jared Genser’s firm described Iskander Yerimbetov as “a hostage” of the Kazakh state who had been subjected to torture. U.S. based human rights lawyer, Jared Genser, announced this week that his fi... read more..

Despite what you might gather from recent reports, democracy is not “in crisis” because Russia (a country facing a massive HIV epidemic) or China (a country facing huge looming demographic problems) h... read more..

Even with its economy still recovering from the collapse of oil prices in 2014 Kazakhstan is laying the groundwork for a self-sufficient domestic arms industry that may soon export its wares. In Decem... read more..

Want smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions to know? On the same day President Trump was supposed t... read more..

President Donald Trump said he has “no idea” whether money from Kazakhstan was invested in Trump SoHo, a condominium hotel in lower Manhattan, while meeting with the country’s authoritarian ... read more..

President Donald Trump hosted the president of Kazakhstan on Tuesday at the White House, where the official agenda included Afghanistan and nuclear nonproliferation. President Donald Trump hosted... read more..

‘Whataboutism’ would seem to be the rising topic of the week, as this column considers irrespective of whether President Donald Trump is any far more deplorable than his the latest predecessors. Ye... read more..

Following bloody clashes between ethnic Uyghurs and Han Chinese in the city of Urumchi, in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, in the summer of 2009, Beijing resorted to both c... read more..

Following the first Anglo-Afghan war, London pursued a policy of  “masterly inactivity.” This policy allowed Czarist Russia’s unchecked adventurism to annex the legendary Khanates of Khiva, Bokha... read more..

It’s been more than 1,000 days since oil prices first started to drop from a high of more than $100 a barrel in 2014. But across petroleum-rich Central Asia, governments continue to struggle to adj... read more..

President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan is Welcomed at the White House Jeff Danziger lives in New York City. He is represented by CWS Syndicate and the Washington Post Writers Group. He is the recipient... read more..

The Chinese part of a special economic development zone made up of territory from China and Kazakhstan.Andrea Bruce for The New York Times Except for men with long beards and women wearing veils or... read more..

Given the dominance of conventional energy resources, are Astana’s green energy reforms merely publicity stunts? Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev welcomed the New Year by touting key acc... read more..

January snowfall is nothing unusual during heavy Kazakhstan winters. But this year, when snow came to the northeast city of Temirtau, it was black. “The entire city is covered i... read more..

Moldovan businessman Anatolie Stati will ask bailiffs to sell a $5.2 billion stake in the Kashagan oil field owned by a Kazakh sovereign wealth fund if Astana refuses to pay a $500 million arbitrati read more..

It is an exciting time to be a railway enthusiast in Central Asia. Routes have traditionally wended south to north, tying the region to Russia, where the center of geopolitical influence once lay. ... read more..

Kuandyk Bishimbayev, accused of bribery and embezzlement, maintains his innocence. In one of Kazakhstan’s highest profile corruption cases, former Economy Minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev stands accuse... read more..

Investigators are expected to dive into Jared Kushner’s real estate dealings with money flowing from Russia and Kazakhstan, according to a copy of a bombshell book. Steve Bannon, the source of many... read more..