November 30, 2017
During his seminar, Omirbek Hanayi touched upon the geostrategic and geopolitical importance of the Central Asian region for China, and the current state of China’s foreign policy in Central Asia. Moreover, he talked about the trade and economic relations between China and Central Asia, and China’s soft power policy in […]
October 9, 2017
The training program focused on exploring the latest analysis of theory and practice of advocacy. Participants learned key examples of successful advocacy campaigns and techniques that have been effective. The training resulted in the development of individual human rights advocacy strategies that uses combination of tools: media work, monitoring and […]
September 21, 2017
Regional integration is based on several conditions such as geographical proximity, economic complementarity and similarity, as well as cultural and ideological communication. It facilitates political systems, negotiation processes and social structure. Abulkhair Zhunisbek in his seminar stated that the collapse of Soviet Union in 1991 had led to the independence […]
September 19, 2017
On September 19, 2017, ERI Senior Research Fellow Dauren Aben attended the international roundtable titled “Kazakhstan’s Path to a Nuclear-Free World” which was held at the Department of International Relations of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. The event was organized by the department’s UN Regional Promotion Center and the charitable […]
September 14, 2017
Dr. Vakur Sumer has been appointed as the new Director of Eurasian Research Institute. He replaces Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nevzat Simsek, who has managed the Institute in its institutionalization process since August of 2014. During his visit to Almaty, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ahmet Yesevi University […]
May 11, 2017
Anna Gussarova in the seminar titled “Russia’s Soft Power in Kazakhstan and Central Asia” gave various information about the concept of soft power, Russia’s soft power understanding and the steps taken in this direction. Established in Russia in 2008, state dependent Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots […]
May 4, 2017
Saule Akhmetkaliyeva during the seminar titled “Paris Agreement on Climate Change” provided detailed information on the agreement itself, as well as information on the advantages and disadvantages of the agreement. She stated that the Paris Agreement was United Nations framework agreement on the issue of climate change. The agreement was […]
February 9, 2017
1.Stanislav, at the beginning of the interview, could you please tell our readers a little about yourself? For more than ten years, I have been engaged in the study of international relations, the development of political processes in Central Asia, the South Caucasus and the Caspian region, first as a […]
January 26, 2017
Kanat Makhanov outlined the structure of the economy and manufacturing sector of Kazakhstan and the effects of the Dutch disease on Kazakhstan’s economy. Looking at the economic structure of Kazakhstan between 2000 and 2015, he stated that the share of the service sector had increased over the years and it […]
January 12, 2017
In his seminar titled “Kazakhstan National Fund: Problems and Prospects”, Daniyar Nurbayev outlined the historical development, purpose, functions and mission of the National Fund of Kazakhstan. Nurbayev also analyzed the impact of the Fund’s current situation and current external macroeconomic volatility. Nurbayev informed that the National Fund was established by […]