Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan: The Taliban Threat Driving Them Together?
10/23/2012
The challenge of responding to a resurgent Taliban threat may be inducing the two countries to set aside their historical rivalries to address common challenges.
The Tail Waging the Dog: Or How Logistics Support to Afghanistan Gets Harder
04/11/2012
Without the transit routes through and the cooperation of Kazakhstan, U.S. efforts to rebuild Afghanistan cannot succeed.
Kazakhstan and the Proposed Eurasian Union
02/20/2012
The Russians are promoting a "Eurasia Union."
Promoting Economic Integration within the former Soviet Union
02/14/2012
In the third part of our Kazakhstan series, Richard Weitz discusses the difficulties of uniting the Eurasian states. Russia and Kazakhstan are the key states in the effort to promote economic integration.
Kazakhstan and the Commonwealth of Independent States
02/13/2012
In part 2 of a 4 part series, Richard Weitz discusses the evolution of Kazakhstan and its global role.
Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Bank: Achieving Benefits at Acceptable Risk
02/01/2012
Richard Weitz looks at the possibility of Kazakhstan as a host for nuclear fuel banks. Kazakh ambitions in the international market are extensive.
Significance of Kazakhstan’s Presidential Elections
04/05/2011
By Richard Weitz 04/05/2011 – Americans’ preoccupation with the revolutionary upheavals in the Middle East, North Africa, and Afghanistan could lead us to overlook Kazakhstan’s April 3 presidential elections, which as expected reaffirmed the country’s current leadership and policies, and Kazakhstan’s important role in global security and other international issues.Kazakhstan…