When assessing the internal political situation in Kazakhstan and forecasting its further development, we should keep in mind one important point – the January “explosion” of the protest sentiments has destroyed the existing barnacle of power within the local ruling elite...
The reshuffles in the senior staff of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Defence are the most indicative ones among Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s latest personnel decisions. Together with the President’s orders, they force us to make a sad prediction...
You will recall that, on January 19, …
Our first commentary on the President’s speech made at the meeting of the Mazhilis on January 11, 2022 was published already on the next day, that is on the 12th of January. Then we assessed “Akorda’s action plan articulated by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in the speech as a forced…
The massive protests that turned into disturbances and swept Kazakhstan at the start of January remain a topical issue in the Kazakh and international media. The local and foreign politicians and political experts have been trying to draw their conclusions. But no consensus exists at this point...
In Kazakhstan, the so-called “counter-terrorist” operation has been continuing for many days now and is far from being finished. Even according to the official data, the total number of the detainees already constitutes about ten thousands...
On January, 18, 2022, the “leader of the nation” was, at long last, presented to the Kazakh citizens. The text of Nursultan Nazarbayev’s address was published on the Library’s official website and the its video recording was released on YouTube. And even though the …