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Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border problems
![A New Slowdown at the Kazakh-Kyrgyz Border A New Slowdown at the Kazakh-Kyrgyz Border](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2587948303_6f43dd2d32_b.jpg)
A New Slowdown at the Kazakh-Kyrgyz Border
By Catherine Putz
Occasional flare-ups of frustration at the border undercut booming talk of greater regional cooperation.
![Jeenbekov and Nazarbayev Put Kyrgyz-Kazakh Relations Back on Track Jeenbekov and Nazarbayev Put Kyrgyz-Kazakh Relations Back on Track](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-nazarbayev-and-jeenbekov.jpg)
Jeenbekov and Nazarbayev Put Kyrgyz-Kazakh Relations Back on Track
By Catherine Putz
With a two-day visit to Astana, the Kyrgyz president and his Kazakh counterpart steer relations back to normal.
![Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan Make Up, Move Forward Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan Make Up, Move Forward](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2587948303_6f43dd2d32_b.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan Make Up, Move Forward
By Catherine Putz
The border problem was rooted in preexisting issues, but was sparked and solved by politics alone.
![Are Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on the Path Back to Brotherly Relations? Are Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on the Path Back to Brotherly Relations?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-csto-2017.jpg)
Are Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on the Path Back to Brotherly Relations?
By Catherine Putz
At the highest levels, yes. But the memories will linger.
![The Resurgence of Central Asian Connectivity The Resurgence of Central Asian Connectivity](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-37_cvrs_1.jpg)
The Resurgence of Central Asian Connectivity
By Luca Anceschi
Can the world’s most dis-integrated region rebuild connectivity from within?
![Checking in With Moscow: New Kyrgyz President Makes First International Trip to Russia Checking in With Moscow: New Kyrgyz President Makes First International Trip to Russia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-sooronbay_jeenbekovs_official_portait.jpg)
Checking in With Moscow: New Kyrgyz President Makes First International Trip to Russia
By Catherine Putz
President Sooronbai Jeenbekov made a working visit to Moscow less than a week after taking office.
![A New Kyrgyz President Takes Over in Bishkek A New Kyrgyz President Takes Over in Bishkek](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17328393083343.jpg)
A New Kyrgyz President Takes Over in Bishkek
By Catherine Putz
Almazbek Atambayev steps down and Sooronbai Jeenbekov steps up.
![Kyrgyz President Atambayev Set to Hand Successor a Massive Bilateral Headache Kyrgyz President Atambayev Set to Hand Successor a Massive Bilateral Headache](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-naz-and-ata.jpg)
Kyrgyz President Atambayev Set to Hand Successor a Massive Bilateral Headache
By Catherine Putz
The Kazakh-Kyrgyz rift continues to widen as Atambayev's presidency wanes.
![Pride and Kazakh-Kyrgyz Rift Pride and Kazakh-Kyrgyz Rift](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-14_16-26-02.jpg)
Pride and Kazakh-Kyrgyz Rift
By Catherine Putz
Meanwhile, "cautious optimism" about Uzbekistan and a quick lesson on Soviet history in the region; weekend reading.
![Kyrgyzstan Alerts WTO to Kazakhstan Border Kerfuffle Kyrgyzstan Alerts WTO to Kazakhstan Border Kerfuffle](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-nazarbayev-atambayev.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan Alerts WTO to Kazakhstan Border Kerfuffle
By Catherine Putz
Kazakhstan has stymied trade at the border, but the quicksand poured first from President Atambayev’s mouth.
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