Monthly Archive

2022

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 31 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Orazaly Yerzhanov: What schemes does ERG use to transfer capital abroad
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Orazaly Yerzhanov: What schemes does ERG use to transfer capital abroad

The Eurasian Group has been slandered and suffered reputational damage, reads the statement submitted by ERG lawyers to law enforcement authorities demanding to bring to justice Orazaly Yerzhanov, d read more..
Russians Flock to EU Court in Long-Shot Bids to Topple Sanctions
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Russians Flock to EU Court in Long-Shot Bids to Topple Sanctions

On the picture: Dmitry Konov filed his appeal at the EU General Court in Luxembourg on June 1.Source: Bloomberg Some 20 sanctioned billionaires have filed EU court appeals EU sanction read more..
Dictators’ funds in Switzerland – the biggest scandals
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Dictators’ funds in Switzerland – the biggest scandals

On the picture:  Dispossessed farmers dance in front of the Marcos Monument after suffering for years under dictator Ferdinand Marcos. He and his wife Imelda were overthrown by the "People read more..
The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Implications for Kazakhstan’s Energy Sector
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The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Implications for Kazakhstan’s Energy Sector

If Kazakhstan’s multi-vector foreign — and energy — policies are to be successful, Tokayev will need to shrewdly balance the country’s partners.   Kazakhstan has become increasingly con read more..
As Russia stumbles, Turkey and Kazakhstan sense opportunity
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As Russia stumbles, Turkey and Kazakhstan sense opportunity

On the picture: Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during their meeting at the Kremlin on February 10, 2022. Since then, Russian-Kazakh ti read more..
US refocuses on Central Asia after Russia's show of Eurasian solidarity
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US refocuses on Central Asia after Russia's show of Eurasian solidarity

As Eurasia becomes a hotbed of strategic alliances amid growing geopolitical uncertainty stretching from Afghanistan to Ukraine, the United States has dispatched a high-level delegation on a five-da read more..
Kazakh President Emphasizes Importance Of China-Europe Transportation Route Bypassing Russia
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Kazakh President Emphasizes Importance Of China-Europe Transportation Route Bypassing Russia

On the picture: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets his Kazakh counterpart, Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev, in Ankara on May 10. Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev said after a visit to Ank read more..
London centre for Russian-enabling’ Campaigner demands UK follow EU ban on Putin puppets
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London centre for Russian-enabling’ Campaigner demands UK follow EU ban on Putin puppets

THE UK should ban Vladimir Putin's network of advisors, just like the EU is doing, an anti-corruption campaigner says. In a major blow to Vladimir Putin’s war machine in Ukraine, the&nb read more..
CONTESTING RUSSIA REQUIRES RENEWED US ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA
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CONTESTING RUSSIA REQUIRES RENEWED US ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA

When US Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III declared that Washington wanted to see Russia so “weakened” that it would no longer be able to invade a neighbouring state, he lifted the veil on US goa read more..
How Western Media Framed Kazakhstan’s Protests
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How Western Media Framed Kazakhstan’s Protests

Protesters take part in a rally over a hike in energy prices in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Jan. 5. Abduaziz Madyarov/AFP via Getty Images Harrowing images of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have shocked t read more..
Fiji grants US a warrant to seize Russian billionaire’s megayacht
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Fiji grants US a warrant to seize Russian billionaire’s megayacht

The case highlights the legal difficulties Western governments may face as they attempt to seize assets tied to Russian tycoons who enabled the Ukraine invasion Fiji’s High Court has given the gr read more..
Can Kazakhstan Shed Its Kleptocratic Past?
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Can Kazakhstan Shed Its Kleptocratic Past?

Fighting Graft in Almaty Will Also Test Western Anticorruption Commitments In January, Kazakhstan was in chaos: mass protests against corruption were spreading across the country, prompting its p read more..
The silence is broken: What lies ahead for universities?
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The silence is broken: What lies ahead for universities?

On 2 January 2022 ‘Bloody January’ erupted in Kazakhstan, taking the form of massive protests and violent demonstrations. These were the direct result of a sudden increase in liquified gas prices th read more..
EU Nations Have Frozen More Than $32 Billion in Russian Assets
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EU Nations Have Frozen More Than $32 Billion in Russian Assets

Bloc’s new Freeze and Seize task force reports latest numbers EU urges nations to report back about sanctions enforcement European Union nations have frozen some 29.5 billion euros ($32.1 bi read more..
A blueprint for the reconstruction of Ukraine
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A blueprint for the reconstruction of Ukraine

The scale of destruction in Ukraine is already staggering. A new CEPR publication builds on prior experiences with reconstruction following both wars and natural disasters to outline some principles read more..
Kazakhstan’s Oil Meets a Caspian Chokepoint
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Kazakhstan’s Oil Meets a Caspian Chokepoint

Much of the oil produced in Kazakhstan transits through a pipeline across Russia, which now has shrunk output for a variety of reasons. After the Russian government started a war in Ukraine in la read more..
How Kazakhstan society is divided over the Russia-Ukraine war
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How Kazakhstan society is divided over the Russia-Ukraine war

In Kazakhstan, where a Soviet past still lingers, there are clear generational divides in opinion towards Putin’s invasion As Russia’s catastrophic war against Ukraine wages for a fourth week, Ka read more..
Not just Russian oligarchs: Britain must block Kazakhstan’s kleptocrats from securing a safe haven
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Not just Russian oligarchs: Britain must block Kazakhstan’s kleptocrats from securing a safe haven

Long synonymous with Sherlock Holmes, the building at 221B Baker Street in London now represents a tragic irony: The fictional crime-fighter’s address has been linked to the kleptocratic regime of N read more..
Turkmenistan’s dynastic transfer of power has a twist
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Turkmenistan’s dynastic transfer of power has a twist

Turkmenistan’s transition ushers in a new hybrid model of governance, but its entrenched authoritarian system and all-pervasive kleptocracy is unlikely to change. As Russia launched a full-scale read more..
Russia-Ukraine war recasts Turkish policies and priorities
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Russia-Ukraine war recasts Turkish policies and priorities

Erdogan sees opportunity in Ukraine crisis, including enhanced global role and dramatic reset in ties with Israel, as he weighs next steps in Libya and elections next year. Erdogan: Turkey will l read more..
Lessons Learned From the Kazakhstan Crisis
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Lessons Learned From the Kazakhstan Crisis

What are the lessons and the likely consequences of the recent crisis in Kazakhstan for the country itself, for Central Asia, and for Russia’s role in the region? The violence that rocked Kazakhs read more..
Yacht justice: A new front in the war drags Russia’s oligarchs into the spotlight
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Yacht justice: A new front in the war drags Russia’s oligarchs into the spotlight

From the hillsides above Barcelona, the superyacht looked like a building. The titanic vessel, christened Dilbar in 2016, was often docked at Port Vell, dwarfing the Barcelona aquarium nex read more..
The wider implications of the attempted coup in Kazakhstan
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The wider implications of the attempted coup in Kazakhstan

President Tokayev’s deadly suppression of the January 2022 uprising has sidelined ex-leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, left China wary and strengthened Russia’s hand. In a nutshell President Tokaye read more..
Column: War In Ukraine Spells Disaster For Central Asia
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Column: War In Ukraine Spells Disaster For Central Asia

In a world of economic interdependence, sanctioning Russia will likely prove more globally destabilizing than policymakers realize. To be effective, the West needs to look to vulnerable Russia-depen read more..
How Western firms quietly enabled Russian oligarchs
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How Western firms quietly enabled Russian oligarchs

Behind a set of imposing metal doors in an easy-to-miss office building in a New York City suburb, a small team manages billions of dollars for a Russian oligarch. For years, a group of wealthy R read more..
Central Asian countries now have two big worries about Russia
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Central Asian countries now have two big worries about Russia

  Moscow has seen little support this week from these countries. To the east of the conflict in Ukraine, none of the former Soviet republics in Central Asia has jumped to support Moscow’ read more..
Akezhan Kazhegeldin: Kazakhstanis do not need handouts, but a return of their own money
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Akezhan Kazhegeldin: Kazakhstanis do not need handouts, but a return of their own money

There is a past that does not need to be buried - it needs to be dealt with, Akezhan Kazhegeldin believes. On events with no statute of limitations, from the executions of the first real Kazakh read more..
Akezhan Kazhegeldin: Mayors should be elected, not appointed.
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Akezhan Kazhegeldin: Mayors should be elected, not appointed.

On the last day of January 2022 a decree on appointment of a new mayor of Almaty - Yerbolat Dossayev. After the tragic events of Kanara Kantar Almaty citizens demanded from the president Kassym-Joma read more..
How Kazakhstan became more Kazakh
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How Kazakhstan became more Kazakh

Money for migration changed the face of a nation Like most autocrats Nursultan Nazarbayev, who ruled Kazakhstan for three decades, thought a lot about how best to honour himself. The 81-year read more..
All of the costs, none of the benefits: How inequality, abuse and corporate greed have contributed to discontent in Kazakhstan
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All of the costs, none of the benefits: How inequality, abuse and corporate greed have contributed to discontent in Kazakhstan

Dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries as authorities opened fire on protestors. Violence erupting through tear gas. Rubber bullets, followed by live ammunition. Journalists beaten and detained. read more..
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