Central Asian countries now have two big worries about Russia Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili - March 2, 2022 Moscow has seen little support this week from these countries.
Kazakhstan’s protesters weren’t happy about government corruption. Will anything change? Margaret Hanson - January 20, 2022 Here’s what my research found
Kazakhstan called for assistance. Why did Russia dispatch troops so quickly? Alexander Cooley - January 9, 2022 Preserving autocracies is a primary goal for regional organizations like the CSTO.
The Kazakhstan protests escalated quickly. Here’s why. Regina Smyth and Pauline Jones - January 8, 2022 We found these two factors at work.
Kazakhstan’s leaders promised middle-class comfort. Then they raised prices. Edward Schatz - January 7, 2022 Protesters aren’t benefiting from Kazakhstan’s oil economy.
What’s Vladimir Putin’s end game? Other post-Soviet autocrats give a few clues. Timothy Frye - July 2, 2020 Here’s why he will try to stay in power.
Vladimir Putin follows a long Russian tradition of enlightened autocrats Ani Kokobobo - February 3, 2020 Like the czars, he sometimes shares power.
Kazakhstan’s police are cracking down on protesters — as political activism keeps rising. Erica Marat - June 20, 2019 It’s a conflict familiar in post-Soviet nations: Democratic expectations meet unreformed police forces.
What happens to Kazakhstan’s dictatorship now that its dictator has quit? Austin S. Matthews - April 24, 2019 Former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pose
Kazakh President Nazarbayev has resigned. Here are three things to watch. Eric McGlinchey - March 20, 2019 A managed succession may be a hard promise to keep.
Kazakhstan had huge protests, but no violent crackdown. Here’s why. Erica Marat - June 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41674" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Riot police stand guard during a
Surprise! Belarus’s Lukashenko wins a fifth term in a landslide! (Okay, no surprise. Here’s what happened.) Matthew Frear - October 22, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31002" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, left, Belarus
Is Kazakhstan’s ‘dialogue of civilizations’ all about image, or doing some real good? Marlene Laruelle - June 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26523" align="aligncenter" width="982"] View of The Palace of Peace
Is Kazakhstan's 'dialogue of civilizations' all about image, or doing some real good? - June 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26523" align="aligncenter" width="982"] View of The Palace of Peace
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it? Terrence Lyons - May 18, 2015 Ethiopia, Washington’s security partner and Africa’s second most populous country,
As Ethiopia votes, what's 'free and fair' got to do with it? Laura Seay - May 18, 2015 Ethiopia, Washington’s security partner and Africa’s second most populous country,
The power of soft power in Kazakhstan Marlene Laruelle - May 1, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24171" align="alignnone" width="620" class="align center"] Traffic moves past reelection
Ukraine-Russia: A battle of futures Maria Snegovaya and Akos Lada - April 15, 2014 [caption id="attachment_9448" align="aligncenter" width="876" special=""] AP Photo/ Sergei Poliakov[/caption] Why
The end of the Putin mystique Steven Fish - April 3, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="POOL"] Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks
Why the leaders of Kazakhstan are not (yet) losing sleep over Crimea Galymzhan Kirbassov - March 17, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] People holding Russian flags gather
The Challenges of Electoral Competition in an Oil Rich State: Azerbaijani Pre-Election Report Joshua Tucker - October 6, 2013 Continuing our series of Election Reports, the following is a
Putin in 2012: Expert Analysis Joshua Tucker - September 26, 2011 Following up on my "previous post":http://tmc.org/blog/2011/09/25/putin-in-2012-guest-commentary-2/, here are a number