Controversial, and insulting, posts on social media have landed another Kazakh in jail.

Crises come and go, but Russia-Kazakhstan remain fast friends.

A lot can happen between now and 2050, bu don't expect the Russians to leave Baikonur any time soon.

Turkish leaders have thanked both Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan for helping bring the two states back together.

Moscow has plans for a region-wide air defense system.

Sergei Shoigu embodies Moscow's concerns about whether Central Asia can manage security, internally and on its periphery.

Kazakhstan gets some good news from Russia.

Agreements signed last year lower the rent and downsize the territory rented by Moscow.

A visit and a phone call illustrate that Astana is stuck between Moscow and Ankara.

Plus, the erosion of intel in Afghanistan, Russia's intel sharing with the Taliban, and more defense and security links.

Moscow’s cruise missile launches demonstrated strength--and weakness--in the Caspian corridor.

Astana’s careful diplomatic balance was on display as Ukrainian President Poroshenko paid an official visit.

The two powers are pursuing competing interests in Central Asia.

Beyond the EEU photo-ops, relations are at their lowest point in the post-Soviet era.

Russian officials certainly seem to think so. Others seem less enthused.

The presence of an ethnic Kazakh among separatists in Eastern Ukraine is another reason for Astana to worry.