Monthly Archive

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 1987 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Kazakhstan's Anti-Corruption Drive Turns Against Opposition
Events and opinions
2061
4 min read

Kazakhstan's Anti-Corruption Drive Turns Against Opposition

Kazakhstan’s renewed efforts against corruption might mask a strategy aimed to silence opposition figures and activists. Last month, we covered the arrest of Kazakhstan’s former Minister of Economy K... read more..
Aisultan Nazarbayev: Kazakhstan Soccer’s Savior?
Events and opinions
2159
2 min read

Aisultan Nazarbayev: Kazakhstan Soccer’s Savior?

Kazakhstan’s Football Federation has a new vice president with a familiar sounding surname — Aisultan Nazarbayev. With this appointment, President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s grandson has finally achieved... read more..
Billionaire Suing Four US Residents in London Was the ‘Victim of a Political Campaign’
Extra
4648
2 min read

Billionaire Suing Four US Residents in London Was the ‘Victim of a Political Campaign’

A wealthy British businessman who is feuding with the state of Kazakhstan over hundreds of millions of dollars of disputed assets claims the Kazakh secret police put him and his brother under “extreme... read more..
Ukrainian who proposed Russia deal to Trump associates investigated for treason
Events and opinions
1720
3 min read

Ukrainian who proposed Russia deal to Trump associates investigated for treason

A Ukrainian lawmaker who met with associates of President Trump about a possible peace deal is now facing a treason investigation. Andrei Artemenko is under scrutiny from investigators for proposin... read more..
Lawyers For Kazakh President's Late Son-In-Law Vow To Fight On For Murder Probe
Events and opinions
1701
4 min read

Lawyers For Kazakh President's Late Son-In-Law Vow To Fight On For Murder Probe

Lawyers for the family of Rakhat Aliyev -- the late former lieutenant and son-in-law of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev -- say they still believe he was murdered in an Austrian prison and will co... read more..
Journalism watchdog calls on Kazakhstan to release jailed editor
Events and opinions
1474
2 min read

Journalism watchdog calls on Kazakhstan to release jailed editor

Authorities in Kazakhstan should immediately release Zhanbolat Mamay, editor of the independent newspaper Sayasi kalam/Tribuna, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on February 13. Police arre... read more..
Turkmenistan’s electoral denial
Events and opinions
1630
5 min read

Turkmenistan’s electoral denial

On the eve of another sham election, Turkmenistan’s rulers aren’t taking the need for change seriously. Have they begun to believe their own propaganda? Should we pay any attention to Turkmenista... read more..
Moody's Negative Outlook on Kazakhstan's Banking System Reflects Heightened Insolvency Risks
Events and opinions
1618
2 min read

Moody's Negative Outlook on Kazakhstan's Banking System Reflects Heightened Insolvency Risks

Moody's Investors Service's negative outlook on Kazakhstan's banking sector reflects the rating agency's expectation that banks will continue to face solvency risks amid a challenging business environ... read more..
Why Kazakhstan Goes to Court in the United States
Events and opinions
1530
3 min read

Why Kazakhstan Goes to Court in the United States

Kazakhstan, over the past few years, has filed repeated lawsuits with American courts against opposition actors. While the recent hacking allegations surrounding Moscow and the U.S. presidential elec... read more..
Central Asia’s Autocrats Welcome the Age of Trump
Events and opinions
1476
7 min read

Central Asia’s Autocrats Welcome the Age of Trump

The Trump administration’s narrow focus on fighting the Islamic State could see human rights take a back seat as Washington embraces unsavory allies. President Donald Trump’s “America First” foreign ... read more..
Kazakhstan Going Into Soft Power Overdrive
Events and opinions
1653
5 min read

Kazakhstan Going Into Soft Power Overdrive

Kazakhstan made the front pages of international newspapers last month when it hosted the first round of Syria peace talks. The diplomatic initiative is kicking off a year that will see a major PR pus... read more..
White Collar Crime in Central Asia: The Case of Kazakhstan
Events and opinions
1602
5 min read

White Collar Crime in Central Asia: The Case of Kazakhstan

Editor's note: This is the fourth part of a series of four articles on white collar crime in Central Asian countries. The first article, on Kyrgyzstan, can be read here. The second article, on Tajikis... read more..
Kazakhstan: Trial Drives Accused to Self-Immolation
Events and opinions
1558
3 min read

Kazakhstan: Trial Drives Accused to Self-Immolation

Self-immolation has in recent times become a recurrent gesture of ultimate despair in Kazakhstan. In the latest such case, a ex-employee of the Atyrau regional prosecutor’s office, 37-year old Leila ... read more..
How To Get Back A Lost $10B: One Bank's Tale In Europe's Biggest Alleged Fraud
Events and opinions
1655
4 min read

How To Get Back A Lost $10B: One Bank's Tale In Europe's Biggest Alleged Fraud

Few people have much time for banks right now but spare a thought for BTA Bank of Kazakhstan. Like many other banks it has lost billions of dollars over the last decade.Unlike many of its peers, howev... read more..
Group of Experts Meets in Kazakhstan to Discuss Syrian Crisis
Events and opinions
1672
<1min

Group of Experts Meets in Kazakhstan to Discuss Syrian Crisis

A delegation of experts is meeting in Kazakhstan's capital to discuss the cease-fire agreement in Syria. Representatives from Russia, Turkey, Iran and the United Nations are in Astana Monday for th... read more..
Kazakhstan: 2 Union Leaders Arrested
Events and opinions
2958
3 min read

Kazakhstan: 2 Union Leaders Arrested

Police in western Kazakhstan arrested two trade union leaders on January 20, 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. The men apparently face prosecution in connection with a hunger strike over the force... read more..
Are Political Reforms Afoot in Kazakhstan? Not so fast; Nazarbayev will remain the “supreme arbiter.”
Events and opinions
2062
3 min read

Are Political Reforms Afoot in Kazakhstan? Not so fast; Nazarbayev will remain the “supreme arbiter.”

Wednesday, Central Asia watchers were all atwitter over a surprising announcement by Kazakhstan’s long-time president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, that he would aim to devolve some of his powers to Parliame... read more..
Norway: American Executive Sentenced to Seven Years for Bribery
Events and opinions
1397
<1min

Norway: American Executive Sentenced to Seven Years for Bribery

A Norwegian appeals court said Tuesday it extended the prison sentence for an American who served as chief legal adviser of fertilizer giant Yara International to seven years for aggravated bribery in... read more..
Corruption: A Danger to Democracy in Europe and Eurasia
Events and opinions
1653
4 min read

Corruption: A Danger to Democracy in Europe and Eurasia

On December 7, 2016, KI Executive Director Charles Davidson testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats. Watch the opening statements and first ques... read more..
Shielding Seized Assets From Corruption’s Clutches
Corruption!
2148
14 min read

Shielding Seized Assets From Corruption’s Clutches

An effort by the United States to seize assets from officials who stole their countries’ wealth is now focused on returning the loot without enriching the looters. One would think that an icon... read more..
Kazakh Shuffles: 2 Ministers Dismissed, 1 Reportedly Under Investigation
Events and opinions
1878
3 min read

Kazakh Shuffles: 2 Ministers Dismissed, 1 Reportedly Under Investigation

Idrissov is headed back to London, as Astana gears up to host Syria talks and takes up a seat on the UN Security Council. In an oddly timed shuffle, Erlan Idrissov, Kazakhstan’s foreign minister sinc... read more..
Kazakhstan And President Trump’s Nuclear Policy – Analysis
Events and opinions
1584
7 min read

Kazakhstan And President Trump’s Nuclear Policy – Analysis

Many were puzzled by Trump’s outreach as Kazakhstan is ruled by an authoritarian dictator, is not a democracy, does not champion or guarantee basic democratic rights such as freedom of speech and pres... read more..
London Rolls Out the Blood-Red Carpet for Kleptocrats
Events and opinions
1462
5 min read

London Rolls Out the Blood-Red Carpet for Kleptocrats

Six years ago, the government of Kurmanbek Bakiyev nearly killed me. I remember it well, because it killed a man standing near me. It wasn’t specifically me, or him, they were trying to kill. They wer... read more..
How a Trump Economic Miscalculation Could Hammer His Pal Putin’s Economy
Economy
2082
5 min read

How a Trump Economic Miscalculation Could Hammer His Pal Putin’s Economy

Donald Trump’s munchkins would have us believe that the new American president is going to usher in a period of prosperity for the United States and the world. But Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman and... read more..
Kazakhstan: Self-Immolation Death Renews Debate on Justice System
Events and opinions
1563
2 min read

Kazakhstan: Self-Immolation Death Renews Debate on Justice System

On the morning of December 14, a 48-year old woman in Astana, Maira Rysmanova, succumbed to injuries sustained after she set herself alight in a desperate protest in front of the General Prosecutor’s ... read more..
Kazakhstan: Zhanaozen Wounds Heal, but Sense of Injustice Remains
Events and opinions
1575
5 min read

Kazakhstan: Zhanaozen Wounds Heal, but Sense of Injustice Remains

The oil workers were shocked to see that the city would try to hold a party just yards from the spot they had occupied for months in the hope of negotiating higher salaries. The day was December 16, 2... read more..
White collar crime in Central Asia: the case of Kazakhstan (part 4)
Events and opinions
1961
5 min read

White collar crime in Central Asia: the case of Kazakhstan (part 4)

“Classical” cases such as the massive amounts of money embezzled by former BTA bank chief Mukhtar Ablyazov and ex-mayor of Almaty Viktor Khrapunov have been haunting Kazakh law enforcers for well over... read more..
Congress Just Passed a Watershed Human Rights Provision — Tucked Inside Its Defense Spending Bill
Events and opinions
1472
3 min read

Congress Just Passed a Watershed Human Rights Provision — Tucked Inside Its Defense Spending Bill

Congress passed its annual defense spending bill on Thursday, which in any other instance would be news itself. But tucked into the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act was a watershed provision on... read more..
New Report on Unrecorded Capital Flight Finds Developing Countries are Net-Creditors to the Rest of the World
Events and opinions
1677
5 min read

New Report on Unrecorded Capital Flight Finds Developing Countries are Net-Creditors to the Rest of the World

Tax Havens have been Key Facilitators of Movements of Licit and Illicit Capital out of and into Developing Countries. Report is the Work of Consortia of Experts in Norway, United States, Brazil, ... read more..
The Kleptocracy Curse: Rethinking Containment
Corruption!
2054
<1min

The Kleptocracy Curse: Rethinking Containment

The United States needs to start paying attention to what has happened to the world economy. Gigantic sums of money are now traveling the world incognito. This has turned globalization into the gol... read more..
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