Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Recently, among Central Asian countries, it has become a trend to create a “new Stan” after the countries’ so-called founding fathers. For instance, before starting his second term in 2021,...

The re-election of Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on November 20 underscored that the Central Asian country will continue to pursue an independent foreign policy. The election did not meet all Western...

Kazak president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev traveled to Moscow to meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin for his first foreign trip since winning re-election last week. “Today’s visit is of particular importance:...

As Russia faces growing challenges in its war in Ukraine, the latest being the withdrawal of Russian forces from the city of Kherson, the conflict is producing ripple effects in...

The Kazakhstani government will not recognize the illegal Russian referenda meant to validate the annexation of occupied Ukrainian regions into the Russian Federation. This is just the latest evidence that...

Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced in a speech on Tuesday that his government would take in and help to resettle tens of thousands of Russian citizens fleeing a military draft—a...

Kazakhstan’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, announced on Wednesday that the country’s presidential election would be scheduled for November 20, nearly two years before their previously scheduled date of December 2024. After...

Chinese president Xi Jinping arrived in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, marking the first leg of his tour of Central Asia ahead of a summit meeting in neighboring Uzbekistan later in the...

The government of Kazakhstan announced on Sunday that it would suspend all foreign exports of “weapons, military equipment, and military products” for a full year until the end of August...

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan has reportedly ordered the country’s state-run oil and natural gas company, KazMunayGas, to consider ways to diversify Kazakhstan’s oil exports—including through further development of the...

On June 5, Kazakhstan held a referendum to end super-presidencies and limit the powers of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Kazakhstan, which experienced massive protests in January of this year, will...

On Sunday, months after a series of riots in Kazakh cities led to a shakeup at the government’s highest levels and promises of political reform, Kazakhstan’s citizens overwhelmingly voted in favor of...