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Kazakhgate scandal continues harvesting the careers and reputations of those who decided to play the game with the Kazakh authorities. This time, it is Armand De Decker, former President of the Belgian Senate, who has become the main hero and, therefore, the victim of the scandal...
The scandal with CEFC has resulted in the fact that the controlling stake of KazMunayGaz's affiliated firm is going to some US company whose name is still kept secret. We do not rule out the possibility that Russian investment company Freedom Finance that is a part of the Nevada based Freedom Holdings may be the one under the disguise of the "US firm"...
George Kennan formulated rules of engagement with the Soviet Union and he considered communist ideology as a consequence, and not a cause of the global conflict.What it means today- for the world and for Kazakhstan ...
The logic of the contemporary international conflict does indeed correlate to the logic of the Cold War. But what is going on today is not a spy thriller but a strategic confrontation in which Russia is trying to create a new system of the collective security working to its advantage. This system is to look more like the Viennese one than the Helsinki one.
The systemic destabilization of the world connected to the dramatic increase of uncertainty is one of the main recent changes in our lives. As a result, the risks are on the rise and not only for the key players but for all those involved in political (or non-political) matters.
The transition in Kazakhstan is happening not only in the realm of the public affairs but in business as well. We are talking about the large-scale privatization of the “commanding heights” of the national economy oriented towards the resources export. The “correct” choice of the investors, as the Russian experience shows, guarantees ensuring the property interests of the family for at least a decade. Although, considering the process of selection, the national interests may suffer.
