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.
Mugabe controversially wins Chinese peace prize
Events and opinions
1991
2 min read

Mugabe controversially wins Chinese peace prize

The Chinese alternative to the Nobel Peace Prize has gone to “a war-monger ... and a sadist who delights in the misery of the people”, said one critic of the award. At an award ceremony held at a hot... read more..
Taliban Advances Raise Alarm in Turkmenistan
Events and opinions
1877
4 min read

Taliban Advances Raise Alarm in Turkmenistan

Since September 28, Afghan security forces have struggled to wrest control of Kunduz, capital of Kunduz province, from its seizure by the Taliban. As Kunduz adjoins Afghanistan’s frontier with Tajikis... read more..
Why Is a Kazakh Bank Suing a New York Developer?
Events and opinions
2060
2 min read

Why Is a Kazakh Bank Suing a New York Developer?

Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank and the city of Almaty are suing a New York real estate developer, claiming he helped launder money. Earlier this week, Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank joined the city of Almaty, Kazakhst... read more..
What Are Russia’s Grand Designs in Central Asia?
Events and opinions
1969
4 min read

What Are Russia’s Grand Designs in Central Asia?

While international attention has focused on Russian military operations in Ukraine and Syria, Moscow has also been involved in a flurry of diplomatic and security initiatives to address the growing i... read more..
Losing control in the Caucasus. Russia’s involvement in a conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is likely to do more harm than good.
Special projects
7704
5 min read

Losing control in the Caucasus. Russia’s involvement in a conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is likely to do more harm than good.

Nagorno-Karabakh, the former Soviet Union’s oldest and most dangerous conflict, is waking up again. The 1994 ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan is under severe strain. Where there was occasional... read more..
The glass pyramid that reveals Kazakhstan's ambitions
Events and opinions
1988
4 min read

The glass pyramid that reveals Kazakhstan's ambitions

Oil money is rolling into Kazakhstan, and new architectural landmarks in the capital city, Astana, reveal the country's economic aspirations. Jonathan Fryer recently visited the central Asian country ... read more..
Getting Their Money Out
Economy
2555
7 min read

Getting Their Money Out

Continuing a discussion on the role of money-laundering and the housing bubble. LA Biz Journal. “Economists at UCLA Anderson School of Management foresee healthy growth for the nation’s economy over t... read more..
AP Interview: Kazakhstan sees unity as key to battling IS
Terror in Kazakhstan!
8091
2 min read

AP Interview: Kazakhstan sees unity as key to battling IS

Political divisions prevent the global community from reversing the rise of the Islamic State group, Kazakhstan's top diplomat said, urging world leaders to unite efforts to combat extremism. Foreign... read more..
Obama shifts focus to U.N. gathering
Events and opinions
1879
3 min read

Obama shifts focus to U.N. gathering

Fresh from successes on Iran and with the pope, President Barack Obama still carried heavy burdens into critical meetings this week at the U.N. General Assembly. They include the threat from Islamic ... read more..
Books Land Kazakhstan in Diplomatic Spat With Ukraine
Events and opinions
1824
2 min read

Books Land Kazakhstan in Diplomatic Spat With Ukraine

Kazakhstan’s diplomatic balancing act over the conflict in Ukraine has been upset by a fresh row about the status of the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula. Ukraine’s embassy in Astana on September 25 ... read more..
Central Asia’s pipeline politics: a quest for energy independence
Political process
2637
7 min read

Central Asia’s pipeline politics: a quest for energy independence

Caught between superpowers Russia and China, can Central Asia's "stans" exert their independence amid a changing energy landscape? Global energy is undergoing tectonic shifts. Strong US oil and gas ... read more..
Kazakhstan prepares for a birthday bash
Events and opinions
2053
3 min read

Kazakhstan prepares for a birthday bash

Astana: Kazakhstan is rolling out colourful pageantry to celebrate 550 years of statehood, defying an economic downturn that has battered a country viewed as a post-Soviet success story. In scenes re... read more..
FC Astana’s group stage debut shows how far Kazakh football has come
Events and opinions
1805
5 min read

FC Astana’s group stage debut shows how far Kazakh football has come

While the Kazakhstan national side languishes 145th in the world, the country’s leading club will become the first Kazakh side to play a Champions League group match, against Benfica on Tuesday On We... read more..
Daughter of Kazakhstan’s President Appointed Deputy Prime Minister
Political process
2278
2 min read

Daughter of Kazakhstan’s President Appointed Deputy Prime Minister

In Kazakhstan, it seems, there are second chances for daughters tainted by political scandal. After a few years lying low, Dariga Nazarbayeva, the eldest daughter of Kazakhstan’s President Nursulta... read more..
Kazakh Leader Names Daughter to Cabinet With Succession in Focus
Corruption!
2371
2 min read

Kazakh Leader Names Daughter to Cabinet With Succession in Focus

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev named his eldest daughter Dariga deputy prime minister as officials jostle to position themselves for a potential battle to succeed the longest serving ex-Soviet ... read more..
Should We Stop Calling Kazakhstan an Autocracy?
Events and opinions
1985
4 min read

Should We Stop Calling Kazakhstan an Autocracy?

Nazarbayev says we should take Central Asia’s culture and history into account and quit calling him an autocrat.  Kazakhstan celebrated Constitution Day on August 30, marking 20 years since th... read more..
Massive Kazakh Corruption Case Targets 21 Former Officials.
Corruption!
3020
2 min read

Massive Kazakh Corruption Case Targets 21 Former Officials.

Former Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov is at the center of Kazakhstan’s still-expanding Karaganda corruption scandal. A witness in former Kazakh Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov’s corruption case has re... read more..
Central Asia’s Growing Crackdown on Academia
Events and opinions
2245
3 min read

Central Asia’s Growing Crackdown on Academia

It is no secret that Central Asia’s autocratic regimes have a disdain for independent thought and criticism. While journalists have regularly been threatened, a less visible trend is the crackdown on ... read more..
President Suggests New National Brand: ‘Land of the Great Steppe’
Events and opinions
2280
2 min read

President Suggests New National Brand: ‘Land of the Great Steppe’

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev reiterated his suggestion that Kazakhstan brand itself “Land of the Great Steppe” during the Aug. 28 conference “Constitution: unity, stability and prosper... read more..
Can Kazakhstan Learn to Fight Corruption from China?
Corruption!
2948
3 min read

Can Kazakhstan Learn to Fight Corruption from China?

Astana has big economic dreams and hopes to follow China’s example in combating corruption. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is in China until September 3, meeting with Chinese leaders, sett... read more..
Why a nuclear fuel bank matters
Events and opinions
2256
3 min read

Why a nuclear fuel bank matters

The multinational agreement to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons is one of the most consequential non-proliferation moments in recent history. One byproduct of the current public debate on t... read more..
Putin’s Free-Trade Bloc Frays as Ex-Soviet Satellites Spar
Events and opinions
2401
3 min read

Putin’s Free-Trade Bloc Frays as Ex-Soviet Satellites Spar

Kazakhstan sent its currency lower last week after businesses complained that Russian companies had flooded domestic markets with cheaper goods. In Belarus, the Eurasian Economic Union’s last founding... read more..
The Secret Behind Putin's Modesty
Events and opinions
2349
3 min read

The Secret Behind Putin's Modesty

Soon, Muscovites will get to choose the location of an enormous, 24-meter tall monument of Prince Vladimir the Great. They will be able to vote via a smartphone app between three different locations i... read more..
Kazakhstan: Row at President's University Dents Claim to Academic Independence
Events and opinions
2491
5 min read

Kazakhstan: Row at President's University Dents Claim to Academic Independence

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev watches a student raise her graduation diploma over her head during the first graduation ceremony at Nazarbayev University in Astana. When Kazakhstan opened ... read more..
China syndrome: how the slowdown could spread to the Brics and beyond
Economy
2607
7 min read

China syndrome: how the slowdown could spread to the Brics and beyond

Emerging markets, once the world’s great economic hope, could see the good times end as Beijing falters. We look at which countries are most vulnerable to the 21st century’s next financial crisis ... read more..
Kazakh PM Sees Oil-Nation Currency Pegs Axed as Crude Falls
Economy
2717
4 min read

Kazakh PM Sees Oil-Nation Currency Pegs Axed as Crude Falls

“At the end of the day, most of the oil-producing countries will go into the free floating regime,” including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Karim Massimov said in an interview on Saturday... read more..
Azerbaijan to Battle World Media with the Turkic News Network
Events and opinions
1986
3 min read

Azerbaijan to Battle World Media with the Turkic News Network

Step aside, CNN, and make room, Al Jazeera: an international news network is coming to break the current "monopoly" on news and promote a Turkic point of view. Media scholars like John Merrill ma... read more..
More Pain Expected for Kazakhstan's Sliding Currency
Economy
2741
3 min read

More Pain Expected for Kazakhstan's Sliding Currency

Unlike Russia’s ruble, Kazakhstan’s national currency has for several months managed to hold ground against the dollar, only for it to now slump dramatically and spread alarm of more retreats. Seve... read more..
Kyrgyzstan Stumbles at Start to Eurasian Union Era
Events and opinions
2154
3 min read

Kyrgyzstan Stumbles at Start to Eurasian Union Era

For all the ceremony that marked Kyrgyzstan’s entry into the Eurasian Economic Union, not much appears to have changed on the border with the only neighboring fellow member, Kazakhstan. Speaking ... read more..
Statue of Russian Tsar Sparks Controversy in Kazakhstan
Events and opinions
2074
3 min read

Statue of Russian Tsar Sparks Controversy in Kazakhstan

A row has erupted in northern Kazakhstan over the erection of a monument to Russian Tsar Nicholas II, who is reviled by many Kazakhs for his association with the bloody suppression of an uprising in 1... read more..
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