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How Will U.S. Policy toward Central Asia Look under the Biden Administration?

  • March 18, 2021
  • Nargis Kassenova
(Davis Center) The United States made an important contribution to the independence of Central Asian states—perhaps the largest of all the powers seriously involved in the affairs of the region.…
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Kassenova: Kazakh officials downplay the plight of ethnic Kazakhs in Xinjiang while increasing visas for ethnic Kazakhs from China

  • March 16, 2020
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(VOA) Sairagul Sauytbay, who said she faced torture in the Chinese detention camps in the Xinjiang region, never thought her story of survival would gain international attention one day. The 43-year-old…
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Kassenova: Kazakh authorities have purged the domestic political life so thoroughly that they’re confused how to proceed

  • February 26, 2020
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(Al Jazeera) Leaders and would-be delegates of the founding congress of an opposition party have been arrested in Kazakhstan ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, raising concerns about democratic participation in the…
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Kassenova: Pompeo’s visit gave a boost to U.S.-Kazakhstan and U.S.-Uzbekistan relations, albeit his strong verbal attacks on China were most likely not appreciated

  • February 13, 2020
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Central Asia and the EU Connectivity Strategy: Rising to the Good Governance Challenge

  • October 9, 2019
  • Nargis Kassenova
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Kassenova: Nazarbayev’s exit resembles the semi-departure of Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew

  • June 18, 2019
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Kassenova: The succession process has shown that Kazakh society is changing and those running the country are out of touch with their own people

  • June 11, 2019
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Nargis Kassenova on Kazakhstan in Transition

  • May 31, 2019
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  • November 9, 2018
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