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Casey Michel
Casey Michel has worked as a journalist in both Eurasia and the United States, and is currently a graduate student at Columbia University’s Harriman Institute.
Casey Michel has worked as a journalist in both Eurasia and the United States, and recently received a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s Harriman Institute, where he focused on political, security, and social developments in Eurasia. His writing on the region has appeared in Foreign Policy, The Atlantic, The New Republic Al Jazeera, Slate, The Moscow Times, and RFE/RL, among others. He has also worked with International Crisis Group’s Central Asia office, and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in northern Kazakhstan.
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November 11, 2015
When Will TAPI Construction Begin?
By Casey Michel
Ashgabat says December, but New Delhi might be getting cold feet.
November 09, 2015
Turkmenistan Supports Ukraine’s Sovereignty
By Casey Michel
In late October, Ashgabat tossed its rhetoric behind Kyiv.
November 07, 2015
Kazakhstan: Currency Trouble and British Friends
By Casey Michel
The ties between London and Kazakhstan remain firm, but disconcerting to some observers.
November 05, 2015
Kazakhstan Fails to Foil Opposition Newspaper in a US Court
By Casey Michel
The court sided with Respublika, saying that a newspaper can, indeed, report on stolen documents.
November 05, 2015
Kerry: US Respects Kazakhstan's Sovereignty
By Casey Michel
The U.S. wants the region’s states to know it respects their sovereignty and territorial integrity.
October 16, 2015
Why Is a Kazakh Bank Suing a New York Developer?
By Casey Michel
Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank and the city of Almaty are suing a New York real estate developer, claiming he helped launder money.
October 15, 2015
Russia’s Pacific Paradise
By Casey Michel
In 1815, a German, on behalf of the Russian-American Company, tried to conquer Hawaii in the name of the Tsar.
October 14, 2015
Are Turkmenistan's Pipelines Pipe Dreams?
By Casey Michel
Caught between the undelineated Caspian and a deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, Ashgabat has few options.
October 07, 2015
Why Is Kazakhstan’s Currency the World’s Most Volatile?
By Casey Michel
Nazarbayev promised there would be “no upheavals” but the global economy had other plans.
October 02, 2015
America Finally Speaks Out About the Crushing of Tajik Opposition
By Casey Michel
After months of silence, Washington has issued a statement about Tajikistan.
October 02, 2015
Kyrgyz Increasingly Disillusioned with Political and Economic Stall
By Casey Michel
A new International Crisis Group report says Kyrgyzstan is on an uncertain trajectory.
September 27, 2015
The Eurasian Economic Union’s ‘Single Information Field’
By Casey Michel
Russia’s chief propagandist wants Kyrgyzstan to join the EEU’s information sphere, or risk disappearing.