Nursultan Nazarbayev

The core purpose of Japarov’s visit was to make the personal connections that form the lifeblood of Central Asian interstate relations.

Despite his resignation from the presidency in March 2019, Nursultan Nazarbayev’s shadow lies heavily across the “new” leadership. The January parliamentary elections confirmed the paradox.

The first president’s daughter is on the list of 76 deputies Nur Otan aims to seat in the new parliament.

The new Kazakh parliament will, at least numerically, look very much like the previous iteration.

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

A bank close to Nazarbayev buys a competitor, while smaller lenders continue to fall. 

Now among Kazakhstan’s 15,877 reported cases of COVID-19: First President Nursultan Nazarbayev. 

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?

Eurasianism, as developed in Kazakhstan, became an official vehicle for the foreign policy vision of Nursultan Nazarbayev.

How did I do on my outlook for Central Asia 2019?

Despite its regional outreach, Kazakhstan's diplomatic priority will remain Russia, China, and Europe.