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A short-term approach to Afghanistan

washington_post_logoTo supply troops in landlocked Afghanistan, the United States is relying on short-term relationships with dictatorial nations in Central Asia without factoring any long-term strategy for the region, according to testimony delivered last week to senators.

 

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Prospect Of Chinese Farmers Brings Controversy To Kazakh Soil

Kazakhstan has a unique problem. It's long on land and short on the people to farm it. The Central Asian country is huge -- about six times the size of France -- but has less than one-quarter of France's population -- just 16 million people. Although Kazakhstan's desert and mountainous regions are not arable, its ample steppe land is, and enough of the Kazakh population turns to farming it to make the country one of the world's leading grain producers.

 

 

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Prospect Of Chinese Farmers Brings Controversy To Kazakh Soil

nan_poleKazakhstan has a unique problem. It's long on land and short on the people to farm it.

 

 
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Independence Day: many has been done, but even more ahead

den_nezavisimostiKZAnother anniversary of Kazakhstani independency is a reason to look back on the distance covered. In some ways it appeared to be extensively hard, and in another a blind Fortune hugged the republic so strong, that blindness had passed to it. Nevertheless, never ending despite various challenges, but country is continuing its way, choosing the most adequate and optimal routes.

 

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U.S. urges Kazakh rights progress as OSCE chair

The United States urged Kazakhstan on Monday to use its chairmanship of Europe's main rights and security watchdog to improve its own record.

 

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Kazakhstan wants OSCE summit with Afghan focus

Kazakhstan aims to use its presidency of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to press for a resolution to the conflict in Afghanistan, the country's foreign minister said.

 

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China Redraws Map Of Central Asia

China's president, Hu Jintao, was in Astana this weekend, again. He may well be the head of state who most frequently visits the Kazakhstan capital other than the energy rich Central Asian country's own president, Nursultan Nazarbayev.

 

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Down but not out: embattled Kazakh paper fights back

In less than six months Kazakhstan's best known opposition newspaper has been sued for almost half a million dollars, had its presses raided and an entire print run seized by the tax police.

 

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Activists hope OSCE chairmanship will help improve freedom of speech in Kazakhstan

The Adil Soz freedom of speech foundation has said it hopes the situation with freedom of speech in Kazakhstan will improve after the country takes over the OSCE chairmanship next year.

 

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Kazakhstan: Report Focuses Attention on Astana's OSCE Priorities

oscekazAn American task force funded by the government of Kazakhstan to prepare a series of reports about the Central Asian country's upcoming OSCE chairmanship has completed its final report, which puts forth a generally positive interpretation of the country's controversial human rights record.

 

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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Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

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Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

Oil majors sued by Kazakh government over billions in revenue

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