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Kazakhstan has all the classical characteristics of a middle power: strategic location, abundant natural resources, and commitment to international principles...

Central Asia is becoming more authoritarian before our very eyes: after the power grab completed during the pandemic, the region’s...

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday said his country’s foreign policy and national security strategy must be “updated.” “We need...

ASTANA – Alikhan Smailov was re-elected as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s decree on March 30, the...

On the fourth anniversary of Nursultan Nazarbayev’s 2019 resignation from Kazakhstan’s presidency, Kazakhstanis went to the polls to vote in...

Kazakhstan’s armed forces have undergone important personnel changes in the aftermath of the bloody January 2022 protests. Some officers have...

Resource businesses are booming in the vast steppes of Kazakhstan. Oil, gas, iron, copper, and uranium extracted by state-owned enterprises...

ASTANA – Kazakhstan Institute of Social Development hosted an expert meeting on Feb. 23, exploring what the upcoming parliamentary election...

Recently, among Central Asian countries, it has become a trend to create a “new Stan” after the countries’ so-called founding...

A year ago, Kazakhstan’s most significant stress test since independence arose from a bureaucratic decision to end fuel subsidies on...