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The authorities are showing signs of wishing to move on from memories of the turmoil.

Decision-makers say future elections will offer more choice, but who will oversee the process?

The five presidents could not seal a friendship deal or agree on which challenges face their region.

The gathering had been intended to create regional solidarity in the face of overbearing pressure from China, Russia.

The Chinese leader downplayed repression in the region, while hyping economic possibilities.

The former president’s inner circle is coughing up.

Because official statistics are nonsense, we look to personnel reshuffles to understand where the government recognizes it is underperforming. Our weekly briefing.

Government explanations are hard to believe, and do not hide the poverty and abuse fueling unrest.

Abzhan is accused of trying to extort a businessman of over $100,000.

Authorities are trying to balance the interests of big business with rising community resistance.

In Central Asia’s richest city, neglected storm sewers are causing flooded homes and businesses. Residents complain the city ignores a worsening problem.

In a matter of days, Darkhan Ualiyev lost his brother and then his freedom. His prospects look bleak.

One explanation for the continued dominance of Russian lies in Kazakhstan’s rural-urban divide.

Shortly after Tokayev publicly dismissed Putin’s claims on Ukraine, Russian attack dogs again challenged Kazakh sovereignty.

A new book exposes the hollowness of many Western assumptions about China’s role in Central Asia.