Central Asian countries now have two big worries about Russia
Moscow has seen little support this week from these countries.
Kazakhstan’s protesters weren’t happy about government corruption. Will anything change?
Here’s what my research found
The Kazakhstan protests escalated quickly. Here’s why.
We found these two factors at work.
Kazakhstan’s leaders promised middle-class comfort. Then they raised prices.
Protesters aren’t benefiting from Kazakhstan’s oil economy.
Kazakhstan’s police are cracking down on protesters — as political activism keeps rising.
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?
Former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pose