Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

One elephant in the room, of course, will be the subject of sanctions evasion. 

Two different trials, of two separate unregistered political party leaders, were both placed behind closed doors this week. 

After years of safety problems, ArcelorMittal confirms its in talks to transfer ownership to Kazakhstan. But a change of ownership won’t necessarily make mining any safer. 

Patterns in criticism of government officials reveal how President Tokayev views the chain of responsibility for the fires, but the broader public may disagree.

Clearing out entrenched corruption – abetted by an autocratic system in which the roads that are paved are those the president walks on – is a monumental task. 

Kazakh President Tokayev said in tweet that it was the “duty” of all to “learn the terrible lessons of the past and do everything possible so that such events do not happen again in the future.” What about the present?

Massimov’s supporters say the case against him was politically motivated, an incident of clear scapegoating.

Political manipulations stripped the people of the choice they were promised in Kazakhstan’s latest parliamentary election.

The announced opening up of the political field still fails to leave room for opposition.

The time has come to re-evaluate Kazakhstan’s social contract. Is President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev up to the challenge?

De-Nazarbayevification moves further onward with plans to scrap the law “On the First President”