Kazakhstan bans agro exports amid drought The measure may help herders suffering a massive die-off, but will disrupt supply chains that local farmers have been building for years. Almaz Kumenov Jul 26, 2021
Perspectives | Kazakh students ditching Russian social media We found Instagram is, by far, the most popular source of news for Kazakh students. Dana Rice, Christopher Primiano, Alma Kudebayeva Jul 26, 2021
Kazakhstan: Activists tracked by Pegasus angered but not surprised Senior figures in the country's elite have also been surveilled. Almaz Kumenov Jul 21, 2021
Kazakh social media rings alarm about drought, livestock die-off Where the government has been slow to acknowledge the crisis, volunteers are stepping in. Zholdas Orisbayev Jul 20, 2021
Kazakhstan: COVID gives domestic tourism a fillip Kazakhs unable to travel abroad are discovering their country is full of nice places to vacation. But what’s good for the local economy is not always good for nature. Almaz Kumenov Jul 19, 2021
Will Kazakhstan reap fruits of China’s crypto crackdown? The energy-intensive cryptomining process is a source of growing environmental concern. Chris Rickleton Jul 8, 2021
Kazakhstan unveils ambitious green-hydrogen project The megaproject would make Kazakhstan an energy hub, but the country’s track record is not encouraging. Zholdas Orisbayev Jul 8, 2021
Kazakhstan’s golden man gets the Oliver Stone treatment The documentary spans over an exhausting eight hours. Joanna Lillis Jul 7, 2021
Kazakhstan: Black market in fake coronavirus passports booms Conspiracy theories have fueled the low update for vaccination. Joanna Lillis Jul 2, 2021
Kazakhstan: Activist detained for hypothetical anti-China picket Baibolat Kunbolat has been relentless in his campaign on Xinjiang. Jul 1, 2021
Kazakhstan reaches tentative sanctions-ducking oil deal with Belarus Russia could play the spoiler, though. Almaz Kumenov Jun 30, 2021
Kazakhstan: Almaty nonchalant over earthquake fears As Kazakhstan awaits the Big One, its seismologists are underfunded while ever-taller buildings rise in the earthquake-prone commercial capital. Almaz Kumenov Jun 30, 2021
Kazakhstan: Another troubled minnow bank allowed to die The question that lingers is why it was allowed to survive this long? Jun 25, 2021
Kazakhstan: Russia’s Yandex taxi in court trouble as China’s Didi circles The situation has arisen because mischief-making by a so-called patent troll. Chris Rickleton Jun 24, 2021
Kazakhstan draws on current crises in designing national security strategy The documents focuses on viruses, droughts, water shortages and food deficits as potential crisis flashpoints. Almaz Kumenov Jun 23, 2021
Kazakhstan unlikely to meet Paris commitments Nur-Sultan likes to boast of its green credentials, but the reality, say researchers, is a carbon-intensive “business as usual.” Jun 22, 2021
Kyrgyzstan: Government provides little comfort to drought-hit farmers Water is scarce and food prices already rising. Jun 17, 2021
Kazakhstan’s green economy: Greenbacks for the Nazarbayevs? Companies close to the former president enjoy a monopoly on lucrative recycling fees. Chris Rickleton Jun 16, 2021
The challenges of ditching coal on the steppe The dirty fuel isn’t cheaper, but often the only choice. Jun 10, 2021
Kazakhstan rejects proposal to join Russian sanctions-busting plans Nur-Sultan says the Eurasian Economic Union should not be politicized. Jun 7, 2021
Podcast | Expert Opinions: Researching kleptocracy in Eurasia Thomas Mayne talks about new anti-corruption legislation in the U.S. and UK and his work investigating "rule by theft" in Central Asia. Masha Udensiva-Brenner Jun 4, 2021
Tajikistan shares irrigation water with Kazakhstan Diverting 315 million cubic meters could help Kazakhstan avoid a summer of drought. Almaz Kumenov Jun 2, 2021
Kazakhstan: Endangered antelope bounces back The saiga population has rocketed by 150 percent in the last two years. Joanna Lillis May 28, 2021
Amazon marketplace comes to Central Asia Many traders, though, have long been managing to get their wares onto the platform. Almaz Kumenov May 25, 2021
Kazakhstan’s rare antelope makes baby steps toward revival The government’s conservation efforts are boosting the endangered saigas’ numbers. Joanna Lillis May 24, 2021
