Monthly Archive

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 1984 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Russia's Eurasian Economic Union Faces Resistance in Central Asia
Events and opinions
2065
9 min read

Russia's Eurasian Economic Union Faces Resistance in Central Asia

To Western observers, Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be caught in a perfect storm: his gamble in Ukraine's Crimea region has left diplomatic ties with the European Union as damaged as the... read more..
Putin's Ephemeral Gains with the Eurasian Economic Union
Events and opinions
2277
6 min read

Putin's Ephemeral Gains with the Eurasian Economic Union

Russia's competition with China for dominance in Central Asia has long appeared to be doomed due to the asymmetrical relationship between Russian and Chinese economic power. The already strong Chinese... read more..
Kazakh exile takes issue with publication of house address
Events and opinions
2318
4 min read

Kazakh exile takes issue with publication of house address

Former secret service deputy head says publication of house address searched by Maltese police endangers his family         Kazakh exile Rakhat Aliyev – currently being held... read more..
Glover Bags $160K Kazakhstan Business
Special projects
9166
<1min

Glover Bags $160K Kazakhstan Business

Glover Park Group has picked up a three-month $160K representation contract from energy-rich and human rights-poor Kazakhstan.         The firm handles legal matters for the... read more..
Putin eyeing rival pipelines
Events and opinions
2285
4 min read

Putin eyeing rival pipelines

Russian politician Andrei Zhirinovsky is all mouth, so it would not normally have caused a stir when he suggested earlier this year that Russia should simply annex the parts of neighbouring Kazakhstan... read more..
Caspian games
Economy
2884
4 min read

Caspian games

Russian politician Andrei Zhirinovsky is all mouth, so it would not normally have caused a stir when he suggested earlier this year that Russia should simply annex the parts of neighboring Kazakhstan ... read more..
Israeli Companies 'Aiding Post-Soviet Central Asian Spies to Monitor Dissidents'
Events and opinions
2174
4 min read

Israeli Companies 'Aiding Post-Soviet Central Asian Spies to Monitor Dissidents'

Israeli tech companies are allegedly supplying advanced monitoring systems to authoritarian Central Asian governments to spy on their citizens and continue the crackdown on dissidents and political op... read more..
Nervous Kazakhstan 'sensitive' about Ukraine question
Special projects
8237
4 min read

Nervous Kazakhstan 'sensitive' about Ukraine question

The crisis in Ukraine has prompted many in Kazakhstan to ask whether it will be next to be targeted by Russia - and which way the Central Asian country's Russian community would turn if relations with... read more..
Kazakh leader orders government to open oil fund for projects
Events and opinions
2091
2 min read

Kazakh leader orders government to open oil fund for projects

Kazakhstan's president ordered his government on Tuesday to allocate $3 billion from the National Fund every year from 2015 to 2017 to bolster growth in an economy hit by falling oil prices and a slow... read more..
The Five Worst Climate Villains Among World Leaders
Economy
2979
5 min read

The Five Worst Climate Villains Among World Leaders

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Canadian Premier Stephen have just landed near the bottom of a ranking of the world's worst climate villains. The 2014 Climate Change Performance Index, read more..
Kazakhstan Hit by Russia's Economic Slowdown
Events and opinions
2387
2 min read

Kazakhstan Hit by Russia's Economic Slowdown

Kazakhstan's economy grew 4 percent in January-September, slowing from a year ago as it was hit by the economic slowdown in major export market Russia and by a drop in oil and metals production, preli... read more..
Andrew and Fergie's derelict 'SouthYork' turns into bat cave: Royal couple's grand former home can't be demolished after creatures moved into roof
Events and opinions
2511
3 min read

Andrew and Fergie's derelict 'SouthYork' turns into bat cave: Royal couple's grand former home can't be demolished after creatures moved into roof

It was a wedding present from the Queen that fell into rack and ruin and became the last symbol of Prince Andrew's failed marriage to Sarah Ferguson.       The once grand former h... read more..
Kicking Kazakhstan back into gear - Nazarbayev tries again at transformation
Events and opinions
2051
7 min read

Kicking Kazakhstan back into gear - Nazarbayev tries again at transformation

With every resource that it needs to become a wealthy country, Kazakhstan should be doing better, but its economy remains stubbornly tied to energy and metals prices. President Nazarbayev is running o... read more..
Kazakhstan: Space-Launch Tourism Not Blasting Off as Promised
Events and opinions
2155
5 min read

Kazakhstan: Space-Launch Tourism Not Blasting Off as Promised

Tears welled up in Alexey Melnikov's eyes as a spaceship carrying three astronauts lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome several hours before dawn. The Russian-born, London-based computer programmer... read more..
Kazakhstan: Astana Looks West with Landmark EU Deal
Events and opinions
2197
3 min read

Kazakhstan: Astana Looks West with Landmark EU Deal

President Nursultan Nazarbayev is in Brussels putting the finishing touches to a landmark agreement with the European Union, cementing ties with Europe even as Astana pushes ahead to join the Russian-... read more..
Police carry out search, inventory in Aliyev’s Madliena villa
Events and opinions
2311
3 min read

Police carry out search, inventory in Aliyev’s Madliena villa

The Constitutional Court will today hear submissions regarding a freezing order issued against locally-held assets belonging to the former deputy chief of the Kazakh secret service, Rakhat Aliyev. &n... read more..
Water security at SCO; The omnipresent Chinese facor
Events and opinions
2166
5 min read

Water security at SCO; The omnipresent Chinese facor

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held its two-day summit in Tajikistan's capital, Dushanbe, on Sep 11. SCO, an inter-governmental organization, founded in Shanghai on June 15, 2001, has Chi... read more..
French court refuses to free Kazakh dissident Ablyazov
Events and opinions
2037
<1min

French court refuses to free Kazakh dissident Ablyazov

Judges refused on Monday to free former Kazakh oligarch and politician Mukhtar Ablyazov who has been held in France for 14 months. He is accused by Russia and Ukraine of massive financial fraud. &nbs... read more..
The Bidding For The 2022 Olympics Is A Disaster Because Everyone Figured Out That Hosting Is A Total Waste
Events and opinions
2379
3 min read

The Bidding For The 2022 Olympics Is A Disaster Because Everyone Figured Out That Hosting Is A Total Waste

The 2004 Olympic baseball stadium in Athens is now a white elephant. Oslo has pulled out of the running for the 2022 Winter Olympics after the Norwegian government advised against hosting.   ... read more..
Aliyev claims Kazakh regime ‘infiltrated Maltese courts’
Events and opinions
2326
3 min read

Aliyev claims Kazakh regime ‘infiltrated Maltese courts’

Aliyev is currently in an Austrian jail as the authorities consider whether he is really responsible for the murder of two bankers whose bodies were found in 40-gallon oil drums.   Over the p... read more..
Patience pays off in Kazakhstan
Events and opinions
2406
3 min read

Patience pays off in Kazakhstan

When Canada established diplomatic relations with Kazakhstan in 1992, Saskatchewan uranium giant Cameco Corp. arrived the same year to pursue ties with the resourcerich former Soviet state.   read more..
Ukraine War, Putin’s Comments Stir Worry in Kazakhstan
Events and opinions
2174
4 min read

Ukraine War, Putin’s Comments Stir Worry in Kazakhstan

At a summer camp north of Moscow attended by youth vetted and groomed by Kremlin-sponsored organizations, Russian President Vladimir Putin was warmly welcomed when he visited recently, taking question... read more..
Photographs by Nadav Kander reveal Kazakhstan's nuclear past
Events and opinions
2698
4 min read

Photographs by Nadav Kander reveal Kazakhstan's nuclear past

  The devastating consequences of the Soviet Union's nuclear past are slowly being uncovered – particularly in Kazakhstan           The name Kurchatov is not imm read more..
The KGB's Successor Is Using Forged Documents To Deceive The West
Events and opinions
2833
5 min read

The KGB's Successor Is Using Forged Documents To Deceive The West

A once-feared KGB general now sits on suicide watch in a Vienna jail, a tawdry end to terrible tale. His strange story—worthy of a thriller—is a case study of how the former KGB uses forged document read more..
Blog: Tony Blair Gives PR a Bad Name
Events and opinions
2394
2 min read

Blog: Tony Blair Gives PR a Bad Name

Former British Prime Minister turned hired gunslinger Tony Blair is giving PR a bad name by finessing his lucrative relationship with the reprehensible ruler of Kazakhstan. He's too touchy about his read more..
Tony Blair gives Kazakhstan’s autocratic president tips on how to defend a massacre
Events and opinions
2296
4 min read

Tony Blair gives Kazakhstan’s autocratic president tips on how to defend a massacre

Tony Blair told the Nursultan Nazarbayev that the deaths of 14 protesters 'tragic though they were, should not obscure the enormous progress' his country had made       Tony Blair g... read more..
Mystery over Kazakh nuclear power plans
Special projects
7899
5 min read

Mystery over Kazakh nuclear power plans

  Russia intends to build the first thermal nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan, the world's largest uranium producer. But where it will be in that vast country and who will own it remain unclea read more..
How Cherie Blair earns £1,000 an hour from the Kazakh taxpayer
Corruption!
4032
4 min read

How Cherie Blair earns £1,000 an hour from the Kazakh taxpayer

Cherie Blair's law firm is working for the Ministry of Justice in Astana, Kazakhstan, while her husband, Tony Blair is an adviser to president Nursultan Nazarbayev Cherie Blair is being paid hund... read more..
Soft Power Can Unite Nations, Ambassador to Hungary Says
Events and opinions
2376
7 min read

Soft Power Can Unite Nations, Ambassador to Hungary Says

Kazakh Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Hungary Nurbakh Rustemov recently discussed Kazakhstan's relationship with that nation, focusing on reviving cultural and promoting economic ti read more..
After Borat: Kazakhstan sets its sights on America
Events and opinions
2229
3 min read

After Borat: Kazakhstan sets its sights on America

When the general American public thinks about Kazakhstan, Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat" character probably comes to mind. But is Borat, at least in the figurative sense, dead? Organizations behin read more..
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