Kazakhstan charities bemoan bureaucratic ineptitude and rent-seeking Officials say they want to help worthy charities, but often they just get in the way. Almaz Kumenov Dec 16, 2022
EurasiaChat: When governments fail, chronically Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts. Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Dec 14, 2022
Kazakhstan: Public anger grows after plant crash leaves thousands freezing Authorities have been pushed into action by growing public criticism over the accident. Artyem Sochnev Dec 1, 2022
EurasiaChat: Russian ‘relokanty’ prompt furious debate in Central Asia Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts. Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Nov 28, 2022
Chinese expats lead Kazakhstan labor market It is not the energy sector that employs most foreign specialists but construction. Joanna Lillis Nov 23, 2022
Kazakhstan: Street political activism still an uphill climb despite vaunted thaw There is a gaping inconsistency between the president’s promises and how police treat activists. Nov 23, 2022
EurasiaChat: Holding investors (and Russian sex fiends) accountable Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts. Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Nov 14, 2022
Kazakhstan: Tokayev hopes to quell Bloody January passions with amnesty The president is trying to move Kazakhstan on from the trauma 10 months ago, but the terms of the amnesty have not pleased everyone. Joanna Lillis Nov 2, 2022
EurasiaChat: Language, borders and radicalism Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts. Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov, EurasiaChat Oct 31, 2022
Kazakhstan: Ukraine war motivates Russian-speakers to learn Kazakh Russia’s war is the backdrop for many personal life decisions these days. Daniyar Moldabekov Oct 31, 2022
Perspectives | Kazakhstan’s deeply flawed safety net Many people who need help do not qualify because of rigid eligibility criteria. Svetlana Vorobyeva Oct 25, 2022
Kazakhstan: Government wades into language debate with new workplace rules A public conversation on the subject has been triggered by a faux pas by a prominent businessman. Almaz Kumenov Oct 24, 2022
Turkmenistan: Gas-washing Women pay for the president’s conservative obsessions; Turkmenistan’s paranoia undermines its wish to be a transport hub; and the EU offers the methane polluter a chance to green its image. Our weekly briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Oct 18, 2022
EurasiaChat: Putin stole the show, but Turkey brought the goods Russia and Kazakhstan are doing the dirty work for Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Plus, Ukraine war brings Central Asia and Turkey closer together. Aigerim Toleukhanova, Joanna Lillis, EurasiaChat Oct 17, 2022
EurasiaChat: The Russians have come Kazakhstan reacts to fleeing Russians; worry at deescalation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border; and Xinjiang protestors in Almaty. Subscribe to EurasiaChat. Aigerim Toleukhanova, Joanna Lillis, EurasiaChat Oct 3, 2022