The Week in Kazakhstan: Changing Hands Inefficient budget spending in sports, interest rate cut, and more floods #weekly review
Understanding the ICJ Order: Israel's Rafah Offensive The Israeli military has continued bombing Rafah despite the court’s ruling #Palestine
Samruk-Kazyna: “We Are Against Shock Therapy” Zhakupov talks projects, privatization, and tariffs #samruk-kazyna
Behind the May 18 Violent Outburst in Kyrgyzstan Between the privatization of higher education and the exploitative nature of the garment industry
The Week in Kazakhstan: Wax On, Wax Off Kulsary residents end a weeklong demonstration, oil workers continue to strike #weekly review
Central Asia Press Freedom Scores Get Worse A column by International Partnership for Human Rights #press freedom
Kazakhstan’s Ambitious Goals Must Include the Eradication of Systemic Violence Against Women Economic growth and development in innovation are not enough. Kazakhstan should protect women's rights. #domestic violence
The Week in Kazakhstan: Roadblocks and Reshuffle Ex-minister Bishimbayev sentenced to 24 years in prison, flood victims protest in Kulsary #weekly review
Deepening US-Kazakhstan Ties Through Trade and Infrastructure A column by Arun Venkataraman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the US and Foreign Commercial Service. #International Relations
The World’s Greatest Scammers, and Their Partner From Kazakhstan, Bought Property in Dubai People in Kazakhstan who bought into the fraudulent OneCoin scheme have not recovered the money they had invested #DubaiUnlocked
Dubai: The Other Capital of Kazakhstan Hundreds of Kazakhstanis own real estate there worth millions of dollars #DubaiUnlocked
Symbolic, But Distant in the Future: A Dam on Kyrgyzstan’s Naryn River Experts say its construction, financed by Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, would probably be delayed #Kyrgyzstan
The Week in Kazakhstan: Tightening Belts and Muzzles The government proposes a spending cut, press freedom worsens #weekly review
The Week in Kazakhstan: Smoke on the Water The UK Foreign Secretary visits Astana, another journalist is detained #weekly review
Kazakhstan Toughens Laws on Domestic Violence A high-profile trial pushed the government to review the legislation #domestic violence
"We Must Take UK-Central Asia Relations To a New Level" An exclusive op-ed by British Foreign Secretary David Cameron #International Relations
The Week in Kazakhstan: Sad Song Public outcry pushed the government to criminalize domestic violence, more floods hit the northern regions #weekly review
Three Governments Join Forces to Build Mammoth Dam in Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan will pay for construction work, due to start this year #Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan’s Lawmakers Roll Back a Plan To Ban “LGBT Propaganda” Deputies strike off proposed amendments to the media law that expert deemed draconian #press freedom
The Soros Foundation Closes Its Chapter in Kyrgyzstan The Foundation said draconian legislation against “foreign agent” pushed them out #Kyrgyzstan