Dariga Nazarbayeva

After some initial commotion in the political environment, the parliamentary race folded back into a roll-call of loyalists. 

In 2019, Kazakhstan was catapulted into political transition. 2020 has yielded its own shocking changes.

First President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s eldest daughter was just dismissed from her post as chair of the Senate. Is it a sign of a power struggle?

One really has to wonder what the point of all this political theater has been?

Insights from George Voloshin.

Not quite, but the denouement has surely begun.

As Astana seeks to increase its global standing, its foreign aid expenditures have grown.

Because it’s a decent lede into a discussion of politics and presidential succession.

Same faces in slightly different places: decoding Astana's new government.

Perhaps the only surprise is that Nurali Aliyev was the lone Central Asian to be exposed.

Don’t hold your breath waiting for democratic transitions in Central Asia.