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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: oDRWhen Russia sneezes, Central Asia catches a coldRussia’s financial crisis has produced a contagious effect in Central Asia, where cheap oil is exacerbating the poor...
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Published in: oDRRegime preservation in Central Asia
For 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: openSecurityBehind the rise of the private surveillance industry in Central AsiaMultinational companies–including two listed on the NASDAQ–have been quietly providing Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan...
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Published in: oDRThe ‘kiss of the titans’ in KazakhstanIn Kazakhstan, a local court has ordered compensation to be paid to the ‘victims’ of a poster showing Russian...
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Published in: oDRIs Central Asia afraid of ISIS?The self-proclaimed ‘Islamic State’ has been seizing more and more territory in the Middle East, and now has its...
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Published in: oDRMaking work easier for Kazakhstan’s migrant workersAstana has introduced a new patent system for its guest workers, the ‘gastarbaitery.’ But does the new system work...
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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: oDRThe spillover effects of Western sanctions, in Kazakhstan
There is anxiety in Kazakhstan about the spillover effects of Western sanctions
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Published in: oDRThe galloping militarisation of EurasiaIn recent months, attention has overwhelmingly been focused on Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. But there is a wider and...
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Published in: oDRKazakh banking – devaluation, consolidation and bad loansKazakh banking is in a state of disarray, as banks assimilate the consequences of a recent 20% devaluation of the...
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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...
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Published in: oDRKazakhstan – the successionPresident Nazarbayev has turned Kazakhstan into a Central Asian powerhouse. He is 73, and shows no sign of giving up...
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Published in: oDRBerlusconi’s l’amico Nursultan, and the Shalabayeva affairSilvio Berlusconi has had lots of friends, or so he says – l’amico George (Bush), l’amico Tony (Blair), and now...
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Published in: oDRWill Russia pivot East or West?Russia-watchers have long been interested in her place on the international arena. Now, with China at the centre of...
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Published in: oDRChange put on hold in Nazarbayev’s Kazakhstan
President Nazarbayev has been head of state in Kazakhstan for 23 years (before, and since, independence in 1991)....
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Published in: oDRRussia, EU and ECU: co-existence or rivalry?
The creation of the Eurasian Customs Union (ECU) could well enhance Russia’s position in the post-Soviet space at...
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Published in: oDRGetting by as a gastarbeiter in KazakhstanThe stream of migrants from Central Asia seeking work in Russia is considerable, but racism and the migration laws...
