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Paolo Sorbello
Paolo Sorbello is a journalist and researcher living in Kazakhstan.
Paolo Sorbello is a journalist and researcher living in Kazakhstan. He is also the English-language editor at independent media outlet Vlast.kz.
Paolo’s work has also been published by openDemocracy, Global Voices, and Natural Gas World. He holds a PhD from the University of Glasgow, where he studied industrial relations in Kazakhstan’s oil sector. You can follow Paolo on Twitter or connect via LinkedIn
June 04, 2025
Italy’s Charm Offensive Targets Central Asia
By Paolo Sorbello
Prime Minister Meloni visits Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan looking for deals.
April 18, 2025
Central Asia Opens Diplomatic Rift With Turkiye Over Cyprus
By Paolo Sorbello
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan signed U.N. resolutions deeming Northern Cyprus “occupied.”
March 19, 2025
Kazakhstan Buries Time Zone Issue
By Paolo Sorbello
One year after merging two time zones, the government’s decision is final.
February 21, 2025
Ukrainian Drones Hit Kazakhstan’s Main Oil Export Outlet in Russia
By Paolo Sorbello
UAVs damaged a pumping station of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.
December 02, 2024
Kazakhstan’s Kuryk Pipeline Plan
By Paolo Sorbello
A planned oil pipeline could gain momentum given the uncertainty around routes through Russia.
July 18, 2024
The Stati v Kazakhstan Saga Ends
By Paolo Sorbello
The parties said they reached a settlement more than a decade after arbitration proceedings started.
March 01, 2024
Italian Insurer Buttresses Russian Gas Investment in Uzbekistan
By Paolo Sorbello
A series of investigations links Italy’s state funds with Gazprombank.
February 07, 2024
Kazakhstan Appoints a New Government
By Paolo Sorbello
It’s a timid reshuffling that is unlikely to shake things up.
January 26, 2024
Kazakhstan’s Government Under Fire for Sloppy Earthquake Response
By Paolo Sorbello
The emergency response system did not work properly, top officials said.
June 14, 2023
Cultural Diplomacy as a Key Instrument of China-Central Asia Cooperation
By Paolo Sorbello
An interview with Chinese diplomacy researcher Giulia Sciorati.
March 27, 2023
Hopes for Renewal Disappointed Again in Kazakhstan
By Paolo Sorbello
Political manipulations stripped the people of the choice they were promised in Kazakhstan’s latest parliamentary election.
March 16, 2023
Joyful and Angry: A Feminist Demonstration in Kazakhstan
By Paolo Sorbello
Pressured not to hold a march, feminist groups in Almaty gathered in their hundreds for a rally anyway.
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