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Kazakhstan’s General Shuffle: Tracing Tokayev’s Military Personnel Changes

Kazakhstan’s General Shuffle: Tracing Tokayev’s Military Personnel Changes

By Francisco Olmos
In the wake of Qandy Qantar, Kazakh President Tokayev shook up the military brass. Where do things stand now?
Unpacking Geopolitical Competition and Energy Security in Central Asia

Unpacking Geopolitical Competition and Energy Security in Central Asia

By Catherine Putz
A U.S. Senate subcommittee recently explored U.S. policy toward Central Asia amid the war in Ukraine and intense concern about global energy security.

Reforms and Investment Needed to Power Central Asia’s Clean Energy Future

Reforms and Investment Needed to Power Central Asia’s Clean Energy Future

By Tatiana Proskuryakova and Charles Cormier
As Central Asian governments roll out energy sector reforms, private investment is set to play a key role in economic development and the clean energy transition.

Neither Exciting nor Boring: Kazakhstan Prepares for Parliamentary Elections

Neither Exciting nor Boring: Kazakhstan Prepares for Parliamentary Elections

By Paolo Sorbello
The announced opening up of the political field still fails to leave room for opposition.

Is the Aral Sea a Lost Cause?

Is the Aral Sea a Lost Cause?

By Elena Gordillo
The impacts of the Aral Sea’s desiccation are threatening the lives of millions and hopes for its revival are plummeting. 
Kazakhstan’s Uranium Industry and the Middle Corridor Come Together

Kazakhstan’s Uranium Industry and the Middle Corridor Come Together

By Wilder Alejandro Sánchez
Astana is betting heavily on the Middle Corridor as a route to access the international energy market without Russia.

Kazakhstan’s Media, Journalists Under Pressure

Kazakhstan’s Media, Journalists Under Pressure

By Paolo Sorbello
An attack on a journalist highlights the difficult environment for the press.
Kazakhstan Annuls Law ‘On the First President’

Kazakhstan Annuls Law ‘On the First President’

By Catherine Putz
As expected, following last summer’s constitutional referendum dropping references to “elbasy,” many of the First President’s other special privileges are ending.

Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Kazakh Energy Ministers Sign Kambar-Ata-1 Roadmap 

Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Kazakh Energy Ministers Sign Kambar-Ata-1 Roadmap 

By Catherine Putz
All three countries have suffered from energy shortages this winter, underscoring the need for new sources across the region.

Kazakhstan’s Bloody January: Day 6, Almaty

Kazakhstan’s Bloody January: Day 6, Almaty

By Cheryl L. Reed
Almaty’s journalists witnessed Kazakhstan’s largest city roil with protests, peaceful at first, then become engulfed in deepening anger and shocking violence. 

Kazakhstan: Impunity Persists After Torture During Bloody January 

Kazakhstan: Impunity Persists After Torture During Bloody January 

By Alva Omarova
The legal battle for justice for those arbitrarily detained and those who were brutally tortured during Kazakhstan’s Bloody January imploded before it started.
Kazakhstan’s Bloody January: Day 5, Taraz to Shymkent

Kazakhstan’s Bloody January: Day 5, Taraz to Shymkent

By Cheryl L. Reed
In two southern Kazakhstan cities, the January protests devolved into shocking violence, from the use of live ammunition against protesters to police beatings of those detained. 

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