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The process of leadership change in Kazakhstan has unexpectedly accelerated. With a presidential election scheduled for June 9, 2019, there are less than 3 weeks for candidates to be nominated.…

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#Hashtag Activism: Youth, Social Media and Politics in Kazakhstan

March 4, 2019

The growing popularity of the content created by young bloggers in Kazakhstan implies that coverage of political and socio-economic issues is beginning to sell. Social media platforms act as safe…

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Russia and Kazakhstan: What’s Next? An Interview with Askar Nursha

February 13, 2019

Askar Nursha, a Kazakh political analyst and dean of the ALMA University School of Public Policy and Law, has published a book, Putinskaia Rossiia: geopoliticheskii revansh ili agressivnaia oborona? (Putin’s…

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Three Reasons Why the EU Matters to Central Asia

March 13, 2018

The European Union (EU) can play a positive role in Central Asia by offering an alternative to Russia and China; helping countries build their societies and diversify their economies; and…

Are Risks Increasing for Kazakhstan? An interview with Dossym Satpayev

#Hashtag Activism: Youth, Social Media and Politics in Kazakhstan

Russia and Kazakhstan: What’s Next? An Interview with Askar Nursha

Three Reasons Why the EU Matters to Central Asia

Falling Off the Pedestal: Victim-blaming and Nationalism in Kazakhstan

Archival Treasures of Kazakhstan Offer New Images and Voices of Its History

The Lives and Work of Soviet Kazakh Women in Photos. From the Central State Archive of Film, Photo Documents, and Sound Recording of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan

ArtChaeology and the Destruction of Ideologies: An Interview with Vyacheslav Akhunov

What Can Golden Horde Fabrics Tell Us About Histories of Kazakhstan and Ukraine?