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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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August 20, 2016
US Donates $12 Million Worth of Equipment to Tajikistan Border Guards
By Casey Michel
Including $3 million dollars worth of Jeep Wranglers.
August 19, 2016
Per Capita, Turkmenistan Jails Far More Journalists Than China
By Casey Michel
In an already underreported region, journalists face jail simply for doing their jobs.
August 04, 2016
Researchers Say Kazakhstan Hacks Back
By Casey Michel
Astana may be redoubling its efforts against opposition media in both the physical and the digital realm.
August 03, 2016
The Unsurprising Doldrums of US-Central Asia Trade
By Casey Michel
Washington's trade with Central Asia experienced a drastic drop in 2015 and recovery prospects look dim.
August 02, 2016
US Postpones Seizing Gulnara Karimova's Assets
By Casey Michel
The stay--which lasts until October 31--aims to give Washington and Tashkent more time to negotiate.
July 26, 2016
US and EU Separatist Groups to Gather on Moscow’s Dime
By Casey Michel
The upcoming conference will feature guests from Catalonia and Texas, but no Chechens or Uyghurs.
July 21, 2016
Central Asia Merits Mention in GOP Platform
By Casey Michel
The paragraph was surprising for its even-keeled approach to the region, though it's doubtful Donald Trump will follow it.
July 21, 2016
Tajikistan’s Rogun Dam Rankles Uzbekistan
By Casey Michel
Dushanbe signs on an Italian company for construction, Tashkent says the project is a leftover of “Soviet megalomania.”
July 20, 2016
Why Did Turkmenistan Scrap the Ministry of Oil and Gas?
By Casey Michel
Facing economic crisis, the resource-rich country abolished two key ministries.
July 14, 2016
Exiled Kazakh Banker Ablyazov Linked to Serbian Investments
By Casey Michel
Ablyazov, claiming political persecution, is fighting extradition from France to Russia.
June 21, 2016
Only One China for Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek Rejects Taiwanese NGO
By Casey Michel
The Taiwan Root Medical Peace Corps, a medical provider slated to offer “free medical services” in Kyrgyzstan, was denied.
June 18, 2016
Did Afghanistan Just Drop Out of CASA-1000?
By Casey Michel
Media in Pakistan claim the country is now slated to receive all 1,300MW, due to a “dearth of demand” in Afghanistan.