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In the fields of wheat: an authoritarian obsession

The Central Asian republics have been shaped by the personality of their leaders since their independence from the Soviet Union.

The removal on May 2 of Dariga Nazarbayeva, daughter of Nursultan Nazarbayev, by president Tokayev from her roles as senator

For centuries, London has been London, Paris has been Paris and Rome has been Rome. Despite revolutions, wars and upheavals,

Three decades after gaining independence, the Central Asian republics have recently experienced changes in their leadership. The rulers that were

In the last days, three ethnic Kazakh Chinese citizens have avoided deportation back to China after fleeing Beijing’s repressive campaign

In the last weeks, the Uzbek people have gone to the polls to elect their representatives for the Oliy Majlis,

Nursultan Nazarbayev formally gave up power on March 2019 but it is no secret that the former president has been

It is not uncommon for politicians to write books. Once they have left the reins of power, one can expect

Around 1.5 million Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups have been interned in China’s westernmost region of Xinjiang. While the

In an unexpected move that confirms problems in the ruling elite, former president Nursultan Nazarbayev has decided to grant himself