26Apr/15

Nazarbaev Heads For A New Term In Kazakh Vote

26 April 2015CESRAN Blog, Russia and Eurasiaelections, Kazakhstan, Nazarbaev, OSCE, ParliamentRFE-RL

Voters in Kazakhstan are voting in a ballot that is expected to result in the reelection of President Nursultan Nazarbaev. With authorities clamping down on opposition and keeping tight control over the media

08Feb/15

Has China Made Its First Big Military Sale In Central Asia?

8 February 2015CESRAN Blog, Defense & Security, Russia and EurasiaBEIJING, Central Asia, China, CSTO, Kanwa, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moscow, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, UzbekistanJoshua Kuchera

China has reportedly provided both Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan with sophisticated air defense systems, which would represent the largest Chinese military equipment deal thus far in Central Asia. Reportedly, China has provided one

05Jan/15

Turkmenistan: What’s Behind Sudden Manat Devaluation?

5 January 2015CESRAN Blog, Russia and EurasiaBerdymukhamedov, devaluation, Kazakhstan, Manat, Russia, TurkmenistanChris Rickleton

Turkmenistan rang in the New Year by dramatically devaluing its national currency, the manat, and introducing a steep levy on the price of petrol. The scale of the devaluation – comparable to

03Jan/15

What’s The EEU And What Are Its Chances?

3 January 2015CESRAN Blog, Russia and EurasiaEEU, eurasia, Eurasian Customs Union, Eurasian economic union, Kazakhstan, Nazarbaev, Putin, RussiaDaisy Sindelar

Five years ago, Moscow had every reason to feel secure about its neighborhood. Ally Kazakhstan was settling in as the first post-Soviet state to chair the Organization for Security and Cooperation in

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