Kazakhstan

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In a photo from 2001, a newspaper vendor in Azerbaijan reads an edition of the sports column of a newspaper printed in Russian

Central Asia: Changing the Writing on the Wall?

April 30, 2008 2006 GMT

The five Central Asian states are debating switching from the Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet in an attempt to end their relative isolation and loosen their ties to Russia. [more]

Situation Reports

Russia, Kazakhstan: Pipeline Capacity To Be Doubled

May 8, 2008 1235 GMT

South Korea: Han To Visit Central Asia

May 1, 2008 1210 GMT

Russia: Medvedev's First Presidential Visits Will Be To Kazakhstan, China

April 29, 2008 1403 GMT

Kazakhstan, Indonesia: Grain Exporters Stop Foreign Sales

April 16, 2008 0019 GMT

Afghanistan: Security Group Offers To Cooperate With NATO

April 15, 2008 1508 GMT

More Situation Reports

Geopolitical Diary: The Cost of the High Price of Grain

April 18, 2008 0223 GMT

The global trend of unrest over high food prices –- especially the price of grain –- has far-reaching implications. [more]

Kazakhstan: The Chinese Connection

April 11, 2008 1952 GMT

As Kazakhstan's traditional ties to Russia continue eroding, China is stepping in to become a strategic partner for the Central Asian state. (With Stratfor map) [more]

Kazakhstan: The Impact of a Possible Grain Shortage

April 7, 2008 2038 GMT

Kazakhstan, one of the largest wheat exporters in the world, is considering reducing or even halting grain exports. This could have unpleasant consequences for the other four Central Asian states. (With Stratfor map) [more]

China: Sweetening the Bid for Kazakh Energy

January 24, 2008 1335 GMT

A Kazakh parliamentary delegation visited Beijing on Jan. 24 amid efforts by the Chinese government to sweeten its bid for Kazakh energy assets with promises of expanding trade into the nonenergy sector. [more]