Kazakhstan aims to further increase the volume of oil it exports through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, underscoring Astana’s continued efforts to diversify its routes amid the Central Asian region’s constrained geography. Following a meeting in Astana this week with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu notedContinue Reading
NEW YORK — In a packed hall overlooking the United Nations Headquarters, Kazakh nuclear justice advocate Aigerim Seitenova premiered her documentary “JARA — Radioactive Patriarchy: Women of Qazaqstan.” The screening took place on the sidelines of the Third Meeting of States Parties of the Treaty on the Prohibition of NuclearContinue Reading
On March 4, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution establishing a U.N. Regional Center for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Central Asia and Afghanistan in Almaty, Kazakhstan. This initiative, first proposed by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the 74th session of the U.N. General Assembly in 2019,Continue Reading
On March 4, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to established a U.N. Regional Center for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with the support of 152 countries. Kazakhstan’s presidential administration, Aqorda, called the adoption a “significant foreign policy success for Kazakhstan.” Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev firstContinue Reading
On February 12, a parliamentary inquiry regarding a foreign agent law was presented to the lower house of Kazakhstan’s parliament. The bill was presented by five parliamentarians led by Irina Smirnova from the People’s Party of Kazakhstan. The group cited a desire for greater sovereignty as the rationale behind theContinue Reading
Three years after announcing a “New Kazakhstan,” has Tokayev truly changed Central Asia’s leading economy? Source linkContinue Reading
On February 17, seven unmanned aerial vehicles attacked the Kropotkinskaya pumping station in Russia, a crucial node in the 940-mile Caspian Pipeline Consortium that sends oil from Kazakhstan to the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. The Russian side immediately said it was a “terrorist” attack. The Ukrainian side acknowledged responsibility,Continue Reading
The development of clean energy has become a priority for much of the world due to the continued impacts of climate change. One significant consequence of climate change is the increasing intensity and frequency of wildfires, as seen in the recent devastating California wildfires, along with more severe storms andContinue Reading
Central Asia is in the proximity of restive regions on Chinese and Indian peripheries, making it a key factor in Beijing’s and New Delhi’s security calculations. To pursue their fundamental interests, China and India have used various tools – defense diplomacy, joint exercises, and military agreements – to bolster theirContinue Reading
Global electric vehicle (EV) sales hit a record high in 2024, driven by a 40 percent surge in China, which sold 11 million EVs. While some Western countries imposed tariffs to curb Chinese EV imports, Central Asia embraced them, offering tax breaks and facilitating local production. Kazakhstan saw a 36-foldContinue Reading
