Kazakhstan Protests
Can ‘Kazakhstan 2.0’ Win the Fight Against Corruption?
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...
As the Dust Settles in Kazakhstan, A Path Forward Is Revealed
Some 2,500 troops from the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) arrived in Kazakhstan last month at the request of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Tokayev made the critical decision after peaceful...
How Will Sanctions Impact Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy?
The protests and violence in early January in Kazakhstan that resulted in at least 225 deaths—civilians and security forces—more than 4,000 injured, some 6,000 arrested, and concluded with a short-lived...
Putin Claims ‘Foreign-Backed Invasion’ Defeated in Kazakhstan
Russian president Vladimir Putin claimed on Monday that Russian troops had helped save Kazakhstan from a “foreign-backed invasion,” according to Reuters. In his remarks to the Collective Security Treaty Organization...
Kazakh President Gives Shoot-to-Kill Order
With the aid of Russian troops and orders to “shoot to kill,” Kazakhstan’s security forces appear to have retaken full control of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, days after violent riots...