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Bringing about Democracy without Increasing Corruption: Lessons from Post-Soviet States

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Democratic transitions initially tend to bring about higher levels of political corruption. This is well documented globally, and most post-Soviet states are no exception. Increased political…

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Riots in Kazakhstan

(PONARS Eurasia Commentary) Dinissa Duvanova, Pauline Jones, Eric McGlinchey, Yulia Nikitina, and Mariya Omelicheva provide insight into the recent, disconcerting events in Kazakhstan. GazMaidan, Crimea #2, or End of the…

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Authoritarian Learning: Making Sense Of Kazakhstan’s Political Transition

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) On March 19, 2019, President Nursultan Nazarbayev shocked the country he has dominated since before the collapse of the Soviet Union by announcing that he had reached…

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Love with Nuances: Kazakhstani Views on Russia

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Kazakhstan is known as one of the countries most loyal to Russia—even more so, in many respects, than Belarus. Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana) indulges Moscow less often than…

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Kassenova: Kazakh officials downplay the plight of ethnic Kazakhs in Xinjiang while increasing visas for ethnic Kazakhs from China

(VOA) Sairagul Sauytbay, who said she faced torture in the Chinese detention camps in the Xinjiang region, never thought her story of survival would gain international attention one day. The 43-year-old…

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Kassenova: Kazakh authorities have purged the domestic political life so thoroughly that they’re confused how to proceed

(Al Jazeera) Leaders and would-be delegates of the founding congress of an opposition party have been arrested in Kazakhstan ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, raising concerns about democratic participation in the…

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Interview with Marlene Laruelle on The Nazarbayev Generation: Youth in Kazakhstan

(New Books Network) In a new podcast, Nicholas Seay (PhD candidate at The Ohio State University) interviews Marlene Laruelle about her edited volume The Nazarbayev Generation: Youth in Kazakhstan (Lexington…

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Questioning Sinophobia in Central Asia

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Analysts have devoted considerable attention to the rise of Sinophobia in Central Asia.[1] Chinese loans, we are told, are forcing Central Asian states into ever-growing dependency on…

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Caspian Energy Producers in the ‘New Oil Order’: Neglected by the West, Looking East 2

(CAD) The shale revolution and the transition to a low-carbon economy in the industrialized West have ushered in a new era of energy. The Trump administration in the U.S. has pushed a new ‘America…

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The Nazarbayev Generation: Youth in Kazakhstan

(Rowan & Littlefield) This social and cultural analysis provides a new understanding of Kazakhstan’s younger generations that emerged during the rule of Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has been presiding over Kazakhstan…

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Bringing about Democracy without Increasing Corruption: Lessons from Post-Soviet States

Riots in Kazakhstan

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Love with Nuances: Kazakhstani Views on Russia

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Questioning Sinophobia in Central Asia

Caspian Energy Producers in the ‘New Oil Order’: Neglected by the West, Looking East 2

The Nazarbayev Generation: Youth in Kazakhstan