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Kazakh president orders investigation into China-linked transport project

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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday ordered an investigation into former senior officials who initiated a struggling $1.5 billion Chinese-led project to build a light rail network in the capital.

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Is China’s Belt And Road Initiative Strategic Genius, Arrogant Overreach Or Something Else?

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The Belt and Road Initiative is China’s bold and risky response to internal tensions and external pressure, but it is not backed by an inspiring idea.

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How China is redrawing the map of world science

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The Belt and Road Initiative, China’s mega-plan for global infrastructure, will transform the lives and work of tens of thousands of researchers.

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One Part of the World Fears China’s Growing Power

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 Beijing's money comes with strings attached.

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Kazakhs, foreign investors puzzled by power-sharing leaders

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The new Kazakh president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, flies a modest Airbus A321 jet. His predecessor and patron Nursultan Nazarbayev moves around on a much bigger wide-body Airbus A330-200.

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Kazakhstan: Nur-Sultan goes off the rails

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The capital city is in desperate need of a congestion-busting solution. City hall in the capital of Kazakhstan has announced that a project to build a congestion-busting light railway transit system has been put on hold for the foreseeable future.

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The Rise of Regionalism in Central Asia?

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Despite shared history, Central Asia has long lacked regional cohesion. That could be changing.

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Trains, Planes, and Automobiles: Central Asia Is Reconnecting With Itself

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Mapping newly created, resurrected, and proposed transport routes across Central Asia provides insight into regional connectivity drives.

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Turkmenistan starts work on nameless 'new city'

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Ex-Soviet Turkmenistan's strongman leader broke ground on a new and presently nameless city close to the capital Ashgabat Wednesday.

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Kazakhstan and its pungent oil: A curse and a blessing

oilspotdrillKazakhstan has lots of oil, but it’s hard to reach and doesn’t fetch the best prices. We explain.

Kazakhstan diverting crude to Russia’s CPC as Azerbaijan deals with tainted oil

Kazakhstan diverting crude to Russia’s CPC as Azerbaijan deals with tainted oil

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The future of US and Japanese engagement with Central Asia

The future of US and Japanese engagement with Central Asia

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Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation

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