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CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Whisper it, but work on 25-year-old China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project may finally start
June 10, 2022
Freight dispatchers desire to avoid sanctioned Russia may have motivated Chinese officials to get a move on.
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CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: No great enthusiasm but Kazakhs expected to vote ‘yes’ in constitutional referendum
June 3, 2022
Vote set to strip former leader Nursultan Nazarbayev of sweeping powers he held on to, while it will also open way to emergence of new political parties.
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Making sense of Kazakhstan’s ‘Bloody January’— Part III/III
February 26, 2022
To conclude the series, a look at the Tokayev administration’s loyalty to the Kremlin and consideration of whether the country’s civil unrest could re-ignite.
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Making sense of Kazakhstan’s ‘Bloody January’ — Part II/III
February 13, 2022
Sources theorise that some Nazarbayev clan members may have pushed ahead with coup effort without seeking involvement or approval of ex-president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Making sense of Kazakhstan’s ‘Bloody January’ — Part I/III
February 6, 2022
How was it that largely peaceful protests across the country descended into mob violence? The details don’t yet add up.
