Stories about Kazakhstan from June, 2007
Kazakhstan: No more gambling!
What happened to the ubiquitous casinos in downtown Almaty since they got banned? Adam Kesher investigates on neweurasia.
Central Asia: China's Soft Power
At Registan.net, Joshua Foust examines how Central Asia might be impacted by China's soft power.
Central Asia: Peak Oil
Bonnie Boyd explains what peak oil has to do with Central Asian states and warns that they must use petrodollars to build a foundation for the future.
Central Asia: Failing States
Non Pon looks at how Central Asian states fared in the recently released Failed State Index.
Kazakhstan: Krishna Homes Destroyed
KZBlog reports that more Hare Krishna homes have been destroyed and that the community's temple could be destroyed soon.
Kazakhstan: Celebrating Astana
At neweurasia, Adam reports that enormous sums are being poured into lavish celebrations of Kazakhstan's capital, Astana.
Kazakhstan: Loss of Soviet Architecture
At neweurasia, Daniel reports on the destruction of historical Soviet architecture in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: Cultural Festival
Özgecan reports on the recent Kazakh cultural festival in Munich.
Kazakhstan: Party Mergers
Adam says that with early parliamentary elections seeming more and more likely, Kazakhstan's opposition parties are uniting.
Kazakhstan: Aliev Intrigue
Bonnie Boyd reports on some of the business-related intrigue in the conflict between Kazakhstan's president and his son-in-law, Rakhat Aliyev.
Kazakhstan: Election Changes
At neweurasia, Adam says that recent changes to election laws are a step in the wrong direction for Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan: Extraditing Aliev
With Rakhat Aliev, the son-in-law of Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbaev, having been arrested in Austria and released on bail awaiting extradition to Kazakhstan to face kidnapping and other criminal charges, Bonnie Boyd examines some of the possible outcomes of his extradition hearing and what they might mean for relations between...
Kazakhstan: So Long, Mr. Vassilenko…
neweurasia reports on a notable departure from Kazakhstan's embassy to the United States. Embassy spokesman Roman Vassilenko, whom the post's author calls Kazakhstan's “most useful person in Washington, DC,” will be moving on to a new post in Kazakhstan along with the ambassador.
Kazakhstan: Sustainable Shymkent
At neweurasia, Daniel writes about plans for sustainable growth planning in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
