The changes in Uzbekistan, which have been talked about so much lately, including in the West, are according to human rights activist Nadejda Atayeva, merely a propaganda screen hiding unresolved problems driven underground. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his team remind …
As the President’s successor, Dariga Nazarbayeva may please many external players: the Russians, the Americans and perhaps even the Chinese, Russian political expert Andrey Grozin believes. But it is not a sure bet that she will become one. In Moscow, many are betting on Samat Abish as well...
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The fight against corruption in Kazakhstan is ineffective since the population has no faith in it, believes political science specialist Tolganay Umbetaliyeva. The society firmly believes that the reasons for sending a caught up official to jail lie not in his committing the crime...
The Caspian Sea's legal status has finally been determined. It is neither a sea nor a lake but a body of water. And, as the heads of the five Caspian states have decided, now the Caspian game is to be played by the new rules. Whose?
In the opinion of political expert Mikael Zolyan, the victory of people’s revolution in Armenia was a result of several factors, the main of which were – lack of popularity of the former president Serj Sargsian, a demand formed in the society, especially among the youth for change, and political maturity of Nikolai Pashinian...
The main thing about the upcoming power transit in Kazakhstan is the consensus among the elite, believes Russian political science expert Andrey Grozin. If the elites will be able to reach an agreement without a fight, there is a chance for reforms in Kazakhstan under the new leadership.