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Kazakhstan
US Bill Including Central Asia on 'High Risk' List Fails
By Casey Michel
The bill was soundly rejected – but Central Asia’s inclusion in the list of “high risk” countries lingers.
From Ukraine to Kazakhstan, Avoiding Russia
By Catherine Putz
Ukraine is going to try shipping via Georgia and Azerbaijan instead.
Kazakh Currency and Global Oil Prices Hit Record Lows
By Catherine Putz
The tenge has devalued nearly 5 percent in 2016 so far, not a good start to the year.
Trade Between Kazakhstan and Ukraine Just Got More Difficult
By Catherine Putz
Russia says all Kazakhstan-bound Ukrainian cargo travelling via Russia must go through Belarus first.
On the Road to Kazakhstan’s National Dream
By Catherine Putz
President Nursultan Nazarbayev is a man with a plan.
Kazakhstan’s Cash Pile
By Catherine Putz
Central Asia’s bad year; anti-terror coalitions and backyards; recommended reads.
A Year of 'Elections' in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Tajikistan’s New Year Crackdown
By Catherine Putz
Plus: Nicolas Cage's stolen dinosaur skull, forced labor in Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz of the Pamirs; recommended reads.
The Limits of Collective Security in Eurasia
By Evan Gottesman
Divergent interests in Russia’s dispute with Turkey and Armenia’s conflict with Azerbaijan restrict the CSTO.
CSTO Says Fighting Islamic State Is a Top Priority
By Catherine Putz
The group called for forming a broad coalition "without politicizing and preconditions.”
Is Progress in Central Asia an Illusion?
By Catherine Putz
Links: Podcast on the reality of the Eurasian Economic Union and an overly optimistic view on the region by 2050.
China and Kazakhstan: Roads, Belts, Paths, and Steps
By Catherine Putz
China’s ‘Belt and Road’ fits nicely with Nurly Zhol, Kazakhstan’s bright pathway to the future.