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Kazakhstan
The Case of the Khrapunovs
By Stephen M. Bland
International institutions fail to measure up to the task of tackling globalized financial crime.
Settling the Caspian Issue and Realizing the Trans-Caspian Energy Corridor
By Fabio Indeo
Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan’s aims to diversify their energy export markets got a boost recently.
Chinese Investor Disappoints Kazakhstan's National Oil Company
By Paolo Sorbello
China's troubled CEFC will pass on a deal to buy a majority stake in KMGI, a subsidiary of Kazakhstan's Kazmunaigas.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Harmony or Discord?
By Jaloliddin Usmanov
The SCO is not a platform for harmony or discord per se, rather it is what the members make of it.
Even the Ghost of a Possible Protest Spooks Kazakhstan
By Catherine Putz
Mukhtar Ablyazov's efforts to orchestrate protests from abroad have had feeble results. But Kazakh authorities are taking no chances.
Nazarbayev Won't Be Kazakhstan's Next President...Or Will He?
By Paolo Sorbello
Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, head of the Kazakh Senate, suggested Nazarbayev won't run in 2020 -- then walked the comment back.
An Afternoon in Almaty and Justice in Kazakhstan
By Jared Genser
Iskander Yerimbetov’s counsel recounts his client’s latest court hearing.
Carefully, Kazakhstan Confronts China About Kazakhs in Xinjiang Re-Education Camps
By Catherine Putz
Astana can't afford to push Beijing too hard, even on behalf of its own citizens detained in Xinjiang re-education camps.
Chinese Companies’ Central Asian Survival Strategy
By Dirk van der Kley
In Central Asia, Chinese companies can score financing from both Beijing and local capitals. But is anyone profiting?
Will OPEC Ease Production Cut Agreement Early?
By Catherine Putz
OPEC and non-OPEC oil majors meet later this month to decide on ending production cut scheme early
Copied Free Birds: Plagiarism Allegations Hit Kazakhstan's Government Again
By Paolo Sorbello
Complaints about plagiarism and a thirst for free press go hand in hand in Kazakhstan.
Seizing Economic Opportunities in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
By Eric Wheeler and Alexey Yugai
If Astana and Tashkent can tackle long-term obstacles to growth, there’s great potential in the region.