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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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October 07, 2014
The Confusing Direction of the EEU
By Casey Michel
Moscow’s attempts to expand the Eurasian Economic Union, latterly with statelets, continue to meet resistance.
October 06, 2014
Moscow Hypes the Central Asia Jihadist Threat
By Casey Michel
Wildly overstating the threat Islamic State poses to the region justifies calls for more curbs on civil liberties.
October 03, 2014
Russia’s Chokehold on Kyrgyzstan
By Casey Michel
Why all is not quite what it seems in Moscow-Bishkek relations.
October 02, 2014
Russia Sanctions Hit Central Asia Hard
By Casey Michel
Russia is not the only economy affected by the post-Crimea sanctions.
October 02, 2014
The SCO and Regional Dialogue
By Casey Michel
For all the questions about the SCO’s purpose, it has brought at least one unlikely pair together.
September 03, 2014
Putin’s Chilling Kazakhstan Comments
By Casey Michel
The Russian president fires a rhetorical warning shot across the bow of another neighbor.
July 29, 2014
Russia’s Growing Isolation
By Casey Michel
As international polls show growing dislike of Russia over Ukraine, East Asia may be its last option for cooperation.
June 04, 2014
How Significant Is the Eurasian Economic Union?
By Casey Michel
Moscow’s high hopes for the union have come up against reluctance among its neighbors.
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