Kuat Dombay

The author is the Director at the Center for Central Asia Studies “C5+” and a former career diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kazakhstan. His diplomatic postings included Kazakh embassies in Seoul, New Delhi and London.

The Kazakh Nuclear Gamble

This fall Kazakhstan will hold a national referendum on whether to build a nuclear power station. The multi-billion dollar project has long been pushed...

Armenia Stands Alone

Azerbaijan has brilliantly completed in one single day its military campaign to restore the country's full control over Karabakh, thus effectively ending 30 years...

Sanctions and Geopolitical Shifts: Analyzing the 11th Package and China’s Role in Eurasia

It has been almost two months since the 11th package of EU sanctions against Russia has been announced but still not adopted. What does...

Railing Central Asia Into the World Economy

If there is one key to unlocking the doors of any economy, it is certainly a railway. Since its invention and construction between Manchester...

Central Asian Geopolitical Twine

The Ukrainian war has dramatically lessened Russian political influence in Central Asia, which also makes the region a prey to other rising powers –...

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