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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.
You can follow Casey on Twitter: @cjcmichel
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September 24, 2015
Russia Continues Inflating the ISIS Threat in Central Asia
By Casey Michel
ISIS is recruiting around the world, but Russian rhetoric boosts the threat of ISIS to the region beyond reality.
September 23, 2015
Tajikistan Sinks Further Into Autocracy
By Casey Michel
As Dushanbe consolidates a de facto one-party state, the West remains largely silent.
September 16, 2015
What Happened to Turkmenistan’s Tiger Economy?
By Casey Michel
The tiger of Ashgabat, if it ever was, is no more.
September 14, 2015
Take Note, Putin: Kazakhstan Celebrates 550 Years of Statehood
By Casey Michel
Last year Putin commented that “Kazakhs had never had statehood” before 1991. Astana was not pleased.
August 14, 2015
Central Asia’s Population Growth
By Casey Michel
The region is forecast to buck a regional trend.
August 12, 2015
Central Asia and the Succession Question
By Casey Michel
What will happen in the region when the current crop of leaders leave the stage?
August 12, 2015
Loss of 2022 Olympics a Blow to Kazakhstan’s LGBT Community
By Casey Michel
The Games were one of the few hopes LGBT individuals had for defending against growing repression.
August 10, 2015
Turkmenistan: TAPI Announcement Yet Another Disappointment
By Casey Michel
In choosing a domestic firm to lead the pipeline project, Ashgabat raises questions about future momentum.
August 07, 2015
Kazakhstan Goes After Opposition Media in New York Federal Court
By Casey Michel
The government of Kazakhstan tries to use a U.S. federal statute to take down an opposition newspaper.
July 20, 2015
New Revelations on Surveillance Tool Sales
By Casey Michel
Further information emerges on Western companies selling surveillance tools to oppressive Central Asian regimes.
July 17, 2015
Modi in Central Asia: Goodbye TAPI, Hello TII?
By Casey Michel
As one proposed pipeline project flounders, another begins to look more enticing.
July 10, 2015
What Azerbaijan and Central Asia Have in Common
By Casey Michel
Shared styles of government and pipeline interests bridge the Caspian, bringing Azerbaijan and Central Asia together.