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Russia’s “Checks and Balances” On Kazakhstan’s Quest for Military Independence

(RAD) Kazakhstan’s moves to build a self-sufficient military-industrial complex and diversify its military procurements and defense cooperation have been interpreted as telling signs of a split in Kazakhstan’s long-standing defense and…

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McGlinchey: Not saying who will take over after him is a good way for Nazarbayev to keep all sides loyal to him

(FP) Nursultan Nazarbayev has presided over Kazakhstan since 1989. During that span, the president consolidated his grip on power over the media, the economy, and the political process, amassing a…

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Eurasian Visions: Integration and Geopolitics in Central Asia

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Perspectives Volume) The idea of regional integration in post-Soviet Eurasia is as old as the post-Soviet states themselves. From the moment the USSR collapsed, Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan…

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Eurasian Visions: Integration and Geopolitics in Central Asia

The idea of regional integration in post-Soviet Eurasia is as old as the post-Soviet states themselves. From the moment the USSR collapsed, Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan spearheaded efforts to establish…

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New Policy Memo: The Ukraine Conflict and the Future of Kazakhstan’s Multi-Vector Foreign Policy

Of all the Central Asian states, Kazakhstan has been most successful in balancing its foreign relations with a variety of global powers. The country has even branded its foreign policy…

The Ukraine Conflict and the Future of Kazakhstan’s Multi-Vector Foreign Policy

Of all the Central Asian states, Kazakhstan has been most successful in balancing its foreign relations with a variety of global powers. The country has even branded its foreign policy…

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New Policy Memo: Labor Migration in the Eurasian Union: Will Freedom of Movement Trump Domestic Controls?

(Guest contribution by Caress Schenk) In preparation for Romanian and Bulgarian citizens’ full access to the EU labor market in January 2014, UK Prime Minister David Cameron proposed a new policy…

Labor Migration in the Eurasian Union: Will Freedom of Movement Trump Domestic Controls?

(Guest contribution) In preparation for Romanian and Bulgarian citizens’ full access to the EU labor market in January 2014, UK Prime Minister David Cameron proposed a new policy agenda that would…

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Laruelle: New state documentary film on Kazakh history is impressive

(The Astana Times) Within the celebration of the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate, the Kazakh Research Institute of Culture with the support of the Embassy of Kazakhstan to the United…

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New Policy Memo: Post-Succession Scenarios in Central Asia

The first generation of Central Asian presidents will not be around forever. It is only a matter of time before the region experiences several successions stemming, most likely, from the…

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Russia’s “Checks and Balances” On Kazakhstan’s Quest for Military Independence

McGlinchey: Not saying who will take over after him is a good way for Nazarbayev to keep all sides loyal to him

Eurasian Visions: Integration and Geopolitics in Central Asia

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Laruelle: New state documentary film on Kazakh history is impressive

New Policy Memo: Post-Succession Scenarios in Central Asia