On the surface, Kazakhstan looks like a state that is gradually recovering from the January “outburst” of the protests and doing rather well amid the ever-growing confrontation between its military, political and economic ally and the West. However, it only seems that way...
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In our previous publication on Nursultan Nazarbayev’s eldest nephew titled “What’s Next for Kayrat Satybaldy”, we, quoting our source in the corridors of power, have said that Kayrat Satybaldy is being held in the NSC pretrial detention center and that the conditions of his …
As we have observed, the Kazakh media-resources that, in the past four months, have produced a number of front-page stories on how certain members of Nursultan Nazarbayev’s family had “earned” their fortunes are now either publishing less of such materials or beginning to repeat …
If Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s overseas trips to Ankara (with official visit) or to Moscow (for the purpose of attending the CSTO anniversary summit) have been completely in sync with Akorda’s multi-vector policy, then his visit to Abu-Dhabi and the meeting with the UAE’s newly elected…
Amid the ongoing geopolitical confrontation with the collective West, the Kremlin is looking for opportunities to bypass the numerous sanctions imposed against the country, the Central Bank of Russia as well as Russian legal and physical bodies...
Let us state this from the beginning: …