Dr. Victoria Clark

The author is a Doctor of Political Science and International Relations and a freelance political analyst.

Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev Toes the Line Between Sanctions Compliance and Peace With Russia

On Sept. 28, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was in Germany for bilateral consultations with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Tokayev also participated in a Berlin-organized...

Kazakhstan’s Bold New Economic Plan Can Enhance its Regional Role

In his recent state-of-the-nation address titled "Economic Course of a Just Kazakhstan," President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev laid out an ambitious and nuanced roadmap for the...

Kazakhstan Makes Clear That Integration Within the Eurasian Economic Union is Strictly About Economy

This week, Russia hosted a summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), an economic union which comprises Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the Kyrgyz...

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