An important building block in any cult of personality is a whole shelf of laudatory texts.

Kazakhstan renamed Astana's international airport after the first and current president of the country, Nursultan Nazarbayev.

If Mukhtar Ablyazov envisions an eventual triumphant return to Kazakhstan, things just got more difficult.

Aftershocks of the crisis continue to rock the country's financial sector after a buyout and rumors of another merger.

Three regional presidents attended the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing last weekend.

As Astana enters an upturn, sustaining reform momentum will be vital as will confronting corruption.

Astana and Tashkent are at the heart of regionalism's potential in Central Asia

Jonathan Aitken's 2009 book never gained much traction in either analytical or academic communities, but Astana likes it.

A detailed look at the Afghan border, a discussion of dictators, and a secret report on Semipalatinsk; recommended reads.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana.

Kazakhstan’s government is using social media to tame rebellion.

Kazakhstan's renewed efforts against corruption might mask a strategy aimed to silence opposition figures and activists.

Pipelines and politics, both foreign and domestic.

Not so fast; Nazarbayev will remain the “supreme arbiter.”

When the time comes, can a post-Nazarbayev Astana model Uzbekistan's smooth transfer of power?

Changes in the economy ministry and presidential administration forced by arrests at the top.