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Central Asia
With Deportations and Extraditions, Kazakhstan Continues Pursuit of Fled Russians
ByAlbert Otkjær
With its move toward extraditing Russian activist Yulia Yemelyanova, Kazakhstan restates its efforts to keep politically sensitive individuals at a distance.
Is Central Asia Still Russia’s Backyard?
Paternalistic hot takes from Russian commentators regarding Central Asia are nothing new. What’s different these days is that Central Asia has grown up – and stepped out of Russia’s shadow.
Security Shakeup in Kyrgyzstan Continues to Unfold
ByCatherine Putz
The Border Service has been taken out from under the GKNB and at least five people who signed a letter calling for early presidential elections have been detained.
Kazakhstan Rushes Forward With Constitutional Referendum, Date Set for March 15
ByCatherine Putz
Less than six months ago, Tokayev said haste in changing the constitution was “completely inappropriate.”
Citing ‘Unity,’ Kyrgyz President Japarov Dismisses Key Ally, Security Chief Tashiev
ByCatherine Putz
The surprise dismissal comes while Tashiev is reportedly out of the country.
Why Did Canadian Firm Laramide Abandon a Uranium Project in Kazakhstan?
ByCatherine Putz
Laramide President and CEO Marc Henderson called recent changes to the country's subsoil use law “a spectacular own goal." He characterized it as “de facto nationalization."
Starlink Launches in Tajikistan
ByKulobiddin Norov
The satellite internet service's arrival offers hope for connectivity in mountainous regions, but pricing and state control remain concerns.
In Kyrgyzstan, US Special Envoy Gor Brushes Aside Visa Restrictions, Promotes Business
ByCatherine Putz
U.S. policy toward Central Asia has narrowed to the economic realm.
Traffic Jam at Kazakh-Kyrgyz Border Result of Increased Inspections
ByCatherine Putz
Kazakh authorities, and the Eurasian Economic Commission, say the slowdown is resulting from increased measure to combat the “illegal trafficking of goods.”
Karachaganak Arbitration Win Gives Kazakhstan New Leverage Over Big Oil
ByAkbota Karibayeva Meyer
The Karachaganak precedent is likely to shape Kazakhstan’s approach to energy governance, production-sharing agreement renegotiations, and investor relations in the years ahead.
Kazakhstan’s New Draft Constitution: A State-Building Blueprint With External Consequences
BySyrym M. Parpiyev andAdilbek A. Yermekbayev
The draft Constitution is an elegant blueprint. But what does it promise? And what will audiences, internal and external, read in it?
Central Asians Persecuted at Home, Unwelcome in the EU
ByLeila Nazgul Seiitbek
European governments present themselves as global defenders of human rights. Yet for many dissidents fleeing repression in Central Asia, Europe has become not a refuge, but another link in the chain of persecution.
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