Paolo Sorbello is a journalist and researcher covering Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Follow him on Twitter @PaoloBottleneck.
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Published in: oDRA new tale of migrant struggles in Moscow puts poverty, motherhood and hope on screenThis Russian-Kazakh film explores how people who migrate to Russia are often subject to forces far greater than themselves.
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Published in: oDRCentral Asia, the Panama Papers and the myth of the peripheryFar from operating in isolation, Central Asia’s elites have been quietly accumulating power with the help of western tax havens.
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Published in: oDRConcreting over the Silk HighwayThe ‘Silk Highway’ will connect Western Europe with China, no matter what the locals think.
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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, Astana is learning to play this to its advantage…