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Europe-Western China Corridor to Become Shortcut Between Europe, Asia-Pacific...

PAVLODAR. Sept 19 (Interfax) – Innovations will help make transportation systems more reliable and effective, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The introduction of innovations will help...

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NEWSLINK: Kazakhstan seeking to withdraw the Baikonur cosmodrome from Russian...

[Kazakhstan seeking to withdraw the Baikonur cosmodrome from Russian jurisdiction – ITAR-TASS – RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW – Dec. 11, 2012 – http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c142/596443.html] Itar-Tass covers...

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Domestic Stability to Remain Kazakhstan’s Main Priority in 2013

(Eurasia Daily Monitor: Volume 10, Issue 8 – Jamestown Foundation – jamestown.org – Georgiy Voloshin – January 16, 2013) The year 2012 was certainly rich in events for Kazakhstan. In mid-January, the...

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Eurasian Integration No ‘Reincarnation of USSR’– Nazarbayev

ASTANA, January 18 (RIA Novosti) – Former Soviet states’ involvement in Eurasian integration does not herald a return to the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev said on Friday....

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Presidents Agree to End Baikonur Dispute

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Alexander Bratersky – February 11, 2013) Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, said Friday that they had agreed to end...

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The motivation of the Boston Bomber: The ethnic background of the Tsarnaev...

(opendemocacy.net – Susan Richards – April 23, 2013) Susan Richards is a non-executive director and founder of openDemocracy. She has produced a number of feature films and written a prize-winning...

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Russian Influence in Central Asia a Greater Threat than Chinese, Kazakh...

(Window on Eurasia – Paul Goble – Staunton, June 12, 2013) Despite the hysteria about it whipped up in Russian language outlets in Kazakhstan, one commentator says, the growth of Chinese influence in...

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Nazarbayev Weighs New Run to Extend Longest Ex-Soviet Tenure

(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Nariman Gizitdinov and Torrey Clark – February 12, 2014) Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said he may extend the longest reign of any former Soviet leader by running...

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Meet the EEU family (Eurasian Economic Union)

(Business New Europe – bne.eu – bne IntelliNews – January 5, 2015) Members: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia Prospective member: Armenia Potential members: Kyrgyzstan (likely), Tajikistan (unlikely)...

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The Great Succession Game: Central Asian leaders’ silence on succession plans...

(Business New Europe – bne.eu – Naubet Bisenov in Almaty – January 23, 2015) In Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, where ageing leaders run one-man shows that suppress any hint of opposition, the issue of...

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Kazakh president ends speculation by announcing will stand for re-election

(Business New Europe – bne.eu – Naubet Bisenov in Almaty – March 11, 2015) Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has ruled the Central Asian nation with an iron fist for more than a quarter of a...

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NEWSLINK Christian Science Monitor: Islamist threat to Russia looms large at...

The Kremlin is increasingly concerned about an Islamist uprising in one of the weak autocracies along its southern flank, all of which will be attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit...

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Kazakh, Uzbek leaders reignite talk of succession

(Business New Europe – bne.eu – Naubet Bisenov in Almaty and Olim Abdullayev in Tashkent – September 17, 2015) The issue of succession has become topical again in Central Asia’s largest countries –...

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Kazakhstan down to 56th position, Russia climbs to 58th place in Prosperity...

ASTANA. Nov 3 (Interfax) – Kazakhstan occupies 56th place in the Legatum Institute’s 2015 Prosperity Index, being one position down since the previous year. Norway retained the leading position; its...

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Russians believe Belarus, China, Kazakhstan are the friendliest to them

(Interfax – April 9, 2016) As many as 68% of Russian respondents interviewed by the Public Opinion Foundation and asked to name three countries they believe are the closest and the friendliest ones to...

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NEWSLINK: “Beijing stirs up Russia’s backyard”– bne Intellinews

“An invisible wedge has been growing between Russia and its Central Asian neighbours since Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine …. The unease is most particularly tangible in Astana. Any statements made...

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CSTO Rift Grows Between Moscow And Astana

(Article ©2017 RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – rferl.org – Samuel Ramani – Aug. 6, 2017 – also appeared at rferl.org/a/qishloq-ovozi-csto-kazakhstan-russia-nazarbaev/28661553.html)...

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A Landmark Caspian Agreement — And What It Resolves

(Article ©2018 RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – rferl.org – – Bruce Pannier – August 9, 2018- also appeared at...

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Is This The Most Important Geopolitical Deal Of 2018?

(Oilprice.com – Olgu Okumus – August 13, 2018 – oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Asia/Is-This-The-Most-Important-Geopolitical-Deal-Of-2018.html) The two-decade-long dispute on the statute of the Caspian Sea,...

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Russia Losing Out to U.S. in Central Asia, ‘Nezavisimaya Gazeta’ Says

(Paul Goble – Window on Eurasia – Staunton, August 31, 2018) “The situation in Central Asia and Kazakhstan where Moscow’s position has always been considered fixed is changing before our eyes,” the...

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RUSSIALINK: “Nazarbayev to retain position of Kazakh Security Council head,...

ASTANA. March 19 (Interfax) – Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has stepped down as Kazakh president, will carry on as chief of the country’s Security Council. “You have put your trust in me all these years. I...

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “China, Russia Stand to Gain From Kazakhstan’s Political...

“A smooth political transition after the unexpected resignation of Kazakhstan’s longtime leader serves the interests of neighboring Russia and China …. [S]ince the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has...

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Awakening a new generation of activists in Eurasia; An emerging young, urban...

(Opendemocracy.net – Erica Marat – September 5, 2019) Erica Marat, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University. She is the author of The...

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Kazakhstan’s Government Resigns Amid Unrest Over Fuel...

President declares two-week curfew in parts of former Soviet nation after some protests turn violent [...]

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RUSSIALINK: “Russia’s Involvement in Kazakhstan’s Crisis Could Have Wide...

Experts believe Moscow risks being sucked into neighboring unrest and having to manage strategic instability on two fronts [...]

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JRL NEWSWATCH: In Kazakhstan, Putin Again Seizes on Unrest to Try to Expand...

“But a series of revolts against a pro-Russian strongman could also plant the seeds of rebellion at home, analysts say.” “… The arrival in Kazakhstan of 2,500 troops from a Russian-led military...

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Ukraine Is Only One Small Part of Putin’s Plans”– New York Times

“… The immediate aim, to be sure, is to return Ukraine to Russia’s orbit. But …. Putin’s design is grand: to refashion the post-Cold War settlement, in the process guaranteeing … Russia’s personalized...

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Kazakhstan protests mark end of Nazarbayev era”– Financial Times

“Former president’s handpicked successor takes control of security forces and turns to Russia for help.” “… protests that have shaken Kazakhstan may mark the end of [81-year-old] Nursultan Nazarbayev’s...

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Kazakhstan Unrest and Russia’s Intervention Transform Ties...

“As violence grows, the Russian military deployment injects a new element into the crisis in the former Soviet republic.” “… Nazarbayev steered the country along two tracks[,] [a]t home, …...

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia’s Putin Seizes on Crises to Assert Control Over Former...

“In tightening grip over neighbors, president seeks to signal that his country is a superpower to be both feared and respected.” “… The [Russian-led CSTO] venture into Kazakhstan, at the request of the...

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Kazakh leader: Russia-led security group to pull out troops”– AP

“The president of Kazakhstan announced Tuesday that [the] Russia-led security alliance [Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), including six former Soviet states,] will start pulling out its...

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Russia-Led Troops to Begin Leaving Kazakhstan in 2 Days —...

“… Tokayev said Tuesday that a contingent of Russia-led [CSTO] forces would begin leaving … in two days … the pullout … tak[ing] no more than 10 days. … [M]ore than 2,000 troops [were] d[i]spatched at...

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In Kazakhstan Upheaval, Economic Grievances Collide With Tricky Transfer of...

(Russia Matters – russiamatters.org – Peter Leonard – Jan. 12, 2022 Peter Leonard is the Central Asia editor at Eurasianet.org. Kazakhstan has never in its brief post-independence history looked so...

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JRL NEWSWATCH: “Is Russia Losing Its Grip on Central Asia? What China’s...

“Last month … [in] a diplomatic milestone … Chinese President Xi Jinping[] … invited … leaders of five Central Asian states to … Xian for their first-ever joint summit with China. … [part of] China’s...

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