Luca Anceschi lectures in Central Asian Studies at the University of Glasgow. Follow him on Twitter @anceschistan
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Published in: oDRKazakhstan: the limits of authoritarian crisis managementViolent attacks on state institutions have shaken the Nazarbayev regime in recent weeks, exposing its fixation with...
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Published in: oDRThe end of the Nazarbayev dreamKazakhstan’s networked authoritarianism is a powerful system of media control, but it leaves little room for the...
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Published in: oDRThe irreplaceables in Central AsiaIn Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, the authorities don’t even have to stuff the ballot boxes, their presidents have done...
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Published in: oDRRegime preservation in Central AsiaFor elites in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, regime preservation is priority number one. Even if that means cozying up to Putin.
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Published in: oDRKazakhstan and the EEU: the rise of Eurasian scepticismAs in Europe, scepticism towards regional integration is on the rise in Kazakhstan. And just like the Old Continent,...
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Published in: oDRThe importance of not being a 'stan'What’s in a name? President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan was apparently in earnest when he recently suggested changing...