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Beyond Politics: Can Kazakhstan’s New Constitution Strengthen Its Investment Climate?

Beyond Politics: Can Kazakhstan’s New Constitution Strengthen Its Investment Climate?

Constitutional reforms are rarely viewed as instruments of economic policy...

A “Peace” of the Pie: Water-sharing Agreement Signed in Dushanbe Amid Growing Scarcity in Central Asia

A “Peace” of the Pie: Water-sharing Agreement Signed in Dushanbe Amid Growing Scarcity in Central Asia

Liam Gibson

08/04/2026

As water scarcity in Central Asia intensifies, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbek...

Tanker Strikes at CPC Terminal Renew Pressure on Kazakhstan’s Oil Industry

Tanker Strikes at CPC Terminal Renew Pressure on Kazakhstan’s Oil Industry

Erin Malloy

07/30/2026

Kazakhstan resumed exporting crude oil on July 27 after a week-long suspension o...

Beyond Competition: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan’s Role in Regional Integration

Beyond Competition: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan’s Role in Regional Integration

As Central Asia attracts growing international attention, Kazakhstan and Uzbekis...

The New Front in Critical Minerals: Kazakhstan and South Korea

The New Front in Critical Minerals: Kazakhstan and South Korea

As global competition for critical minerals increases, Kazakhstan has been promo...

No More Fuel for the Fire? What the Russian Fuel Crisis Means for the Caspian Region

No More Fuel for the Fire? What the Russian Fuel Crisis Means for the Caspian Region

Despite its vast energy wealth, Russia is now facing a growing fuel crisis of it...

DFC’s Trans-Caspian Tour Signals Expanding Investment Pipeline

DFC’s Trans-Caspian Tour Signals Expanding Investment Pipeline

The United States appears to be serious about increasing significant and strateg...

Next Step: Tokayev’s Visit to Brussels Strengthens EU-Kazakhstan Relations

Next Step: Tokayev’s Visit to Brussels Strengthens EU-Kazakhstan Relations

Kurtis Yan

07/09/2026

Kazakhstan, and Central Asia as a whole, is a natural global gateway....

Connectivity Between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan Takes Flight

Connectivity Between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan Takes Flight

Julia Mohr

06/26/2026

Expanding flight service between two countries is often a bellwether of increasi...

AI’s New Great Game in the Caspian: Firebird Rises in Armenia and Kazakhstan

AI’s New Great Game in the Caspian: Firebird Rises in Armenia and Kazakhstan

Lilly Horrigan

06/24/2026

In Astana, the Government of Kazakhstan signed an agreement with San Francisco-b...

Tungsten and Building the West's Next Critical Mineral Supply Chain

Tungsten and Building the West's Next Critical Mineral Supply Chain

Kurtis Yan

06/24/2026

Insights from the Trans-Caspian Forum 2026...

2026 Constitutional Referendum in Kazakhstan: Reform, Continuity, and Executive Power

2026 Constitutional Referendum in Kazakhstan: Reform, Continuity, and Executive Power

The year, 2026, is shaping up to be a landmark year in Kazakhstan's political ev...

Kazakhstan’s Arbitration Victory and the Recalibration of Oil-Gas Agreements

Kazakhstan’s Arbitration Victory and the Recalibration of Oil-Gas Agreements

Significant repercussions are expected out of a recent court ruling both for Kaz...

Cutting Friction, Not Just Distance:  The Almaty Bypass and the Race to Make the Middle Corridor Competitive

Cutting Friction, Not Just Distance: The Almaty Bypass and the Race to Make the Middle Corridor Competitive

Lilly Horrigan

02/04/2026

Recent funding for the construction of the Almaty Bypass Railway is set to accel...

Kazakhstan Joins the Abraham Accords: Strategic Opportunities and Risks

Kazakhstan Joins the Abraham Accords: Strategic Opportunities and Risks

On November 6, 2025, Kazakhstan became the first country to sign up to the Abrah...

Echo of the Eurasian Steppe: The Saiga’s Unprecedented Recovery in Kazakhstan

Echo of the Eurasian Steppe: The Saiga’s Unprecedented Recovery in Kazakhstan

Kurtis Yan

11/20/2025

Known for its prehistoric appearance, the saiga antelope became an icon among th...

A Matter of Sanctions or Migration: Opposing Narratives on the Kazakh-Russian Border Slowdown

A Matter of Sanctions or Migration: Opposing Narratives on the Kazakh-Russian Border Slowdown

Lilly Horrigan

10/28/2025

Since September, kilometers-long lines of trucks have formed along the Kazakh-Ru...

Kazakhstan’s AI Ambitions and the Nuclear Power to Drive It

Kazakhstan’s AI Ambitions and the Nuclear Power to Drive It

Nigel Li

08/26/2025

Countries around the world are searching for ways to use artificial intelligence...