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![Can ‘Good’ Economics Coexist with ‘Bad’ Politics? Can ‘Good’ Economics Coexist with ‘Bad’ Politics?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-22-11.jpg)
Can ‘Good’ Economics Coexist with ‘Bad’ Politics?
By Simon Commander
Across the former Soviet Union, improved rankings for selective governance indicators tend to give a misleading view of governments' ability to reform themselves.
![Nazarbayev and the Rise of the Kleptocrats Nazarbayev and the Rise of the Kleptocrats](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-23_15-49-00.jpg)
Nazarbayev and the Rise of the Kleptocrats
By Casey Michel
A new report details, in part, how Kazakhstan’s president has helped define the new authoritarian normal.
![Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore as a Model for Kazakhstan Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore as a Model for Kazakhstan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-03-30_13-36-04.jpg)
Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore as a Model for Kazakhstan
By Casey Michel
Singapore’s recently deceased leader had a fan in Central Asia.
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