Tag: Kazakhstan

Central Asia Monitoring & Analysis

Islam in Kazakhstan: an interview with the Supreme Mufti Nauryzbai kazhy Taganuly

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

Central Asia Monitoring & Analysis

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

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

Central Asia Monitoring & Analysis Russia

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

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

Central Asia Monitoring & Analysis

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

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

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

Monitoring & Analysis Russia

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

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?

Monitoring & Analysis Russia

SPIEF 2022: Kazakhstan strengthens economic cooperation with Tatarstan and Bashkortostan

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