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SpecialEurasia Managing Director, Silvia Boltuc, met in Astana the Chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan, Supreme Mufti Nauryzbai kazhy Taganuly, to discuss the role of Islam in the country and the relations between the Kazakh Muslim umma (community) and other Muslim countries.…Continue readingIslam in Kazakhstan: an interview with the Supreme Mufti Nauryzbai kazhy Taganuly

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Elezioni parlamentari in Kazakhstan: stabilità interna e prospettive per gli investitori

March 19, 2023March 25, 2023SpecialEurasia

Le elezioni parlamentari in Kazakhstan potrebbero dare stabilità al paese e completare il processo di riforme avviato lo scorso anno volto a garantire sicurezza interna, supporto al Governo e al presidente così come a rassicurare gli investitori sul mercato interno kazako.…Continue readingElezioni parlamentari in Kazakhstan: stabilità interna e prospettive per gli investitori

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Geopolitics of parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan

March 15, 2023March 25, 2023SpecialEurasia

Upcoming parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan mark the last step for the country’s complete reformation based on modernisation and democratisation according to the new path promoted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.…Continue readingGeopolitics of parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan

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Geopolitics of Russia-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan’s ‘trilateral gas union’ in Central Asia

March 13, 2023March 25, 2023SpecialEurasia

Russia-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan’s ‘trilateral gas union’ might represent geopolitical leverage in favour of Moscow and Beijing because it might simultaneously satisfy the Chinese energy market’s needs and support the Russian and Chinese foreign policy in Central Asia.…Continue readingGeopolitics of Russia-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan’s ‘trilateral gas union’ in Central Asia

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Antony Blinken visited Kazakhstan and confirmed US interests in Central Asia

February 28, 2023March 25, 2023SpecialEurasia

Antony Blinken’s visit to Astana stressed Washington’s interests in Central Asia since the region has played a vital role in the Eurasian geopolitical chessboard, especially after the beginning of the Ukraine conflict.…Continue readingAntony Blinken visited Kazakhstan and confirmed US interests in Central Asia

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Kazakhstan and the United States discussed cooperation in the field of energy security

January 25, 2023March 25, 2023SpecialEurasia

Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 27 Issue 4 – The recent meeting between Kazakh and U.S. representatives in Washington stressed Astana’s desire to balance its foreign policy between the West, Russia, and China, and the White House strategy to increase its presence in the Central Asian republic.…Continue readingKazakhstan and the United States discussed cooperation in the field of energy security

Central Asia Monitoring & Analysis Russia

Kazakhstan strategy between Russian alliance and Western sanctions

October 11, 2022March 25, 2023SpecialEurasia

Tokayev’s suggestion to create an organisation in the framework of the CIS to promote the Russian language might be interpreted as Kazakhstan’s attempt to normalise relations with Russia, which were downgraded due to the Ukraine conflict and the Western sanctions.…Continue readingKazakhstan strategy between Russian alliance and Western sanctions

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Might Kazakhstan face internal separatism and ethnic problems?

October 3, 2022March 25, 2023SpecialEurasia

Recent propaganda on Telegram spread by a ‘foreign agent’ who promoted separatism in Kazakhstan highlighted possible future problems that the Central Asian republic might face since different ethnic minorities live in the country.…Continue readingMight Kazakhstan face internal separatism and ethnic problems?

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The Kazakhstan energy politics: is oil diversification a geopolitical conundrum?

July 20, 2022March 26, 2023SpecialEurasia

In a world of growing polarity, Kazakhstan has been attempting to portray itself as a bridge connecting the East and the West. However, the so-called Russian “special operation” in Ukraine has forced the Central Asian nation to distance itself gradually from Moscow.…Continue readingThe Kazakhstan energy politics: is oil diversification a geopolitical conundrum?

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SPIEF 2022: Kazakhstan strengthens economic cooperation with Tatarstan and Bashkortostan

June 17, 2022February 26, 2023SpecialEurasia

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s official visit to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2022) confirmed the diplomatic, economic and political partnership between Russia and Kazakhstan and the strategic role that Tatarstan and Bashkortostsn play in promoting Moscow-Nursultan relations.…Continue readingSPIEF 2022: Kazakhstan strengthens economic cooperation with Tatarstan and Bashkortostan

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Tokaev’s new Kazakhstan: the dawn of the “Second Republic”?

June 13, 2022February 26, 2023SpecialEurasia

The constitutional referendum in Kazakhstan marked a historical event aimed at consolidating the final transition from a super-presidential form of government to a presidential republic with an influential parliament and an accountable government.…Continue readingTokaev’s new Kazakhstan: the dawn of the “Second Republic”?

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