We are cruising on a pristine, 380 km-long four-lane superhighway from Almaty to Khorgos – finished in 2016 for $1.25 billion, 85% of the cost
Tag: Kazakhstan
CSTO Strengthens Military Brotherhood
Challenges and threats facing the world today, first and foremost linked with international terrorism, are forcing all the nations to increasingly concern themselves with issues
The Four A’s of American Policy Failure in Syria
The ceasefire agreement brokered by Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday accomplishes very little outside of putting window dressing
Kazakhstan’s New President Faces His First Test: Anti-Chinese Protests
New Kazakhstani President Tokayev is facing his first real test as the country’s leader after low-intensity anti-Chinese protests broke out in three main cities in
Kazakhstan: Why Nazarbayev’s Legacy will Remain Intact
At first, it sounded like a geopolitical bombshell: Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev, 78, in power since 1991, dramatically announced his resignation. In a “special” address,
Kazakh President Nazarbayev’s Resignation Is No Cause for Alarm (Just Yet)
The timing of elderly Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s resignation took many observers by surprise even if the event itself shouldn’t have been unexpected, but there
Turkish-Chinese Spat Puts Central Asian Leaders on the Spot
A Turkish-Chinese spat as a result of Turkish criticism of China’s crackdown on Turkic Muslims in its strategic but troubled north-western province of Xinjiang complicates
Black swans haunt Eurasia’s Great Game
The battle lines in the 21st century’s Great Game aimed at shaping the creation of a new Eurasia-centred world, built on the likely fusion of
