Monthly Archive

2021

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 22 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Central Asian Economies: Thirty Years After Dissolution of the Soviet Union
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Central Asian Economies: Thirty Years After Dissolution of the Soviet Union

The political systems have more similarities, with super-presidential regimes in all except the Kyrgyz Republic Abstract In 2021, it is thirty years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Th read more..
Europe’s weak protections for refugees leave Central Asian dissidents at extreme risk
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Europe’s weak protections for refugees leave Central Asian dissidents at extreme risk

Amid anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim discourse, it seems that some refugees are more equal than others when it comes to seeking asylum in Europe Khizbullo Shovalizoda was positive that Austria wou read more..
Analysis: Central Asian countries need to remain focused on reforms despite new security threats
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Analysis: Central Asian countries need to remain focused on reforms despite new security threats

The dust from the sudden Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has not settled yet, and it is likely that new turmoil is just round the corner. But the fallout of the crisis on neighbouring countries can read more..
Russia seeks to accelerate old Soviet state union
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Russia seeks to accelerate old Soviet state union

Moscow is moving to transform the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) into a more unified political and economic bloc, an apparent response to perceived Western pressure against the grouping.  Th read more..
Kazakhstan: Crackdown on Government Critics
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Kazakhstan: Crackdown on Government Critics

Over 130 Targeted for Alleged Membership in Groups Deemed ‘Extremist’  Authorities in Kazakhstan have targeted at least 135 people across the country with criminal investigations and prosecu read more..
Kazakhstan draws on current crises in designing national security strategy
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Kazakhstan draws on current crises in designing national security strategy

The documents focuses on viruses, droughts, water shortages and food deficits as potential crisis flashpoints. As of this week, Kazakhstan has a new national security strategy, the first adopted read more..
Kazakhstan’s green economy: Greenbacks for the Nazarbayevs?
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Kazakhstan’s green economy: Greenbacks for the Nazarbayevs?

  Companies close to the former president enjoy a monopoly on lucrative recycling fees. Right around the time that Kazakhstan set out its stall as an aspiring player in the global green eco read more..
Virtually no progress in exploration of gas fields in Kazakhstan - President
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Virtually no progress in exploration of gas fields in Kazakhstan - President

 There is virtually no progress in the exploration and development of gas fields in Kazakhstan, including that on the assets in the Caspian Sea, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sa read more..
'Assets don't fit new strategy': BP withdraws from talks on three Caspian blocks in Kazakhstan
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'Assets don't fit new strategy': BP withdraws from talks on three Caspian blocks in Kazakhstan

Decision deals setback to ambitions of Kazakh state holding KazMunaiGaz in looking for foreign partners to grow offshore oil and gas production BP has withdrawn from talks with Kazakh state oil a read more..
Kazakh minister sees no upside for Western-led giant oil developments this year
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Kazakh minister sees no upside for Western-led giant oil developments this year

 Gloomy forecast comes despite billions of dollars invested by Western majors in the country in last 25 years Output at a trio of giant oil and gas developments in Kazakhstan — Tengiz, Kasha read more..
Fugitive kleptocrat supports protest in Kazakhstan
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Fugitive kleptocrat supports protest in Kazakhstan

Police in Kazakhstan detained dozens of protesters on Sunday (28 February) who were calling for the release of political prisoners in line with a resolution passed by the European Parliament. Gov read more..
Jailed Kazakh Activist's Parole Request Rejected
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Jailed Kazakh Activist's Parole Request Rejected

 A court in Kazakhstan has rejected a request for early release filed by jailed activist Almat Zhumaghulov, whom rights organizations in the Central Asian country have recognized as a political read more..
Kazakh Activist Goes On Trial For Ties With Banned Opposition Group
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Kazakh Activist Goes On Trial For Ties With Banned Opposition Group

Kazakh activist Qanat Zhaqypov has gone on trial in the Almaty region for having links with the banned unregistered opposition Koshe (Street) party. Zhaqypov told the court after the trial began read more..
Unexplained Wealth Orders in the UK: What Will This Year Bring?
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Unexplained Wealth Orders in the UK: What Will This Year Bring?

Unexplained wealth orders are now being used to tackle criminal wealth in the UK, but they are more complicated and less powerful in practice than in popular imagination. When it comes to unexpla read more..
Practicing Repression Abroad, Says Rights Watchdog
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Practicing Repression Abroad, Says Rights Watchdog

Russia and Iran are among the top authoritarian states extending their tentacles of repression abroad to target exiles, a new report by Freedom House says. The report published on February 4, say read more..
On the steppe
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On the steppe

 Torn between China and Russia, and haunted by the ghosts of its communist past, Kazakhstan has taken an authoritarian turn. Just before Christmas 2020, the Russian Duma passed a number of a read more..
Equatorial Guinea's Oil Minister Allegedly Siphoned Off Millions from Public Construction Project
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Equatorial Guinea's Oil Minister Allegedly Siphoned Off Millions from Public Construction Project

For years, Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel was known as an outspoken critic of Equatorial Guinea’s government, despite decades of brutal repression and staggering corruption. By 2011, the award-winning w read more..
Steinmetz Swiss trial: Jail for tycoon in Guinea mine corruption trial
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Steinmetz Swiss trial: Jail for tycoon in Guinea mine corruption trial

Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz has been given a five-year jail sentence by a court in Geneva, in a trial described as the mining sector's biggest-ever corruption case. The trial threw a spotl read more..
Kazakhstan: With elections chore out of the way, it is time for politics
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Kazakhstan: With elections chore out of the way, it is time for politics

No real opposition parties were permitted to run. Kazakhstan does elections by rote. The vote to pick members of a new parliament this weekend was no exception. But that might be missing the poi read more..
Will Biden take on neglected Caucasus and Central Asia?
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Will Biden take on neglected Caucasus and Central Asia?

Following Trump’s erratic approach, Biden’s team of experienced pros are expected to try to reengage the region. Will they be able to? When Joe Biden becomes president of the United States on Jan read more..
Kazakhstan's ruling party cements its grip on parliament
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Kazakhstan's ruling party cements its grip on parliament

Kazakhstan's ruling party has cemented its grip on parliament in the opposition-free election, officials said Monday. The Central Election Commission said that the ruling Nur Otan party won 71% o read more..
Kazakhstan: Nervous authorities keep election observers at arm’s length
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Kazakhstan: Nervous authorities keep election observers at arm’s length

Even though there is no danger of independent parties getting into parliament, authorities fear renewed protests. The political scene in Kazakhstan has long been cleared of actors critical of the read more..
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