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September 17, 2019

Economic Growth in Kazakhstan: Update for the First Half of 2019

The current economic situation in Kazakhstan was discussed at the enlarged meeting of the country’s government held on July 15, 2019 under the chair-manship of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The meeting’s primary goal was to discuss Kazakhstan’s economic performance in the first half of 2019 and specify main priority targets until […]

July 31, 2019

Are Humanities Still Relevant?

There is no doubt that the world of the 21st century relies heavily on rapid changes in natural sciences and technology. Many experts and reputable scientists, as well as politicians and businessmen, believe that humanities have passed the peak of their development, have lost their prestige, and, more-over, are in […]

July 30, 2019

Kyrgyzstan’s Naryn Free Economic Zone: Potential for Cooperation with China

Kyrgyzstan was the first post-Soviet country to enter the World Trade Organization in 1998. Later the country joined Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and China’s Belt and Road Initiative. That broad transparency is also supported by creating five Free Economic Zones (FEZ) in Kyrgyzstan, which mostly seeking to diverse Kyrgyz economy […]

July 29, 2019

Turkstream Gas Pipeline: Impact on Strategic Relations in Eurasia

The fact that the energy factor has become more and more important in today’s world is reflected in foreign policies of many countries. World energy resources are limited and insufficient for all the countries to meet their energy needs. For this reason, there is a constant debate on energy related […]

July 26, 2019

New Urbanization Policy of Uzbekistan

Starting June 1, 2019, the Regulation on the Agency for Urbanization under the Ministry of Economy and Industry, approved by a decree of the Cabinet of Ministers, came into effect in Uzbekistan. The agency is tasked with assisting the government in the implementation of state policy of urbanization such as […]

July 22, 2019

Xi Jinping’s First Visit to North Korea: Causes and Effects

On June 20-21, 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first official visit to North Korea. During his two-day visit, Xi met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and other high-level officials. According to Chinese media reports, during the talks, the parties discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, the […]

July 19, 2019

One-Year Anniversary of Turkistan Region: Achievements and Perspectives

On June 19, 2018, by the edict of President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the South Kazakhstan region was renamed the Turkistan region and its administrative center was moved to the city of Turkistan. Shymkent received the status of a city of national significance. Other changes in the administrative-territorial structure of […]

July 17, 2019

Syrian Migrants in Turkey: From Guests to Settlers

The civil war in Syria between the regime and opposition forces has entered its ninth year in March 2019 forcing 13 million Syrians to leave their homes and migrate to either abroad or safe regions in the country. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) data, on […]

July 5, 2019

Investments in Kazakhstan: Economization of the Country’s Foreign Policy

At the end of 2018, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev replaced the country’s minister of foreign affairs, just a few days before the expiration of Kazakhstan’s non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council (UNSC). The appointment of Beibut Atamkulov, the former Minister of Defense and Aerospace Industry, as a new […]

June 28, 2019

Current Status of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea

Since the signing of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea during the Fifth Summit of the Caspian Littoral States held in Aktau on August 12, 2018, a number of important steps and measures have been taken to further develop cooperation in the Caspian Sea. As of […]