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“Politico-institutional inflexibility remains a hindrance for Kazakhstani ethnic policy. The government must establish a comprehensive evaluative framework for regular ethnic policy review”, – argues Ildar Daminov, an independent researcher and a graduate of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna in a special article for CABAR.asia. (more…)
The authorities of Kazakhstan are using communication technologies to secretly monitor the population. Baurzhan Rakhmetov, Assistant Professor of the University of KazGUU named after M.S. Narikbayeva, a member of the CABAR.asia school of analytics, believes that civil society needs to understand the scale of the problem and learn how to resist digital spyware. (more…)
In 2021, there was a sharp increase in the number of social and labor conflicts in Kazakhstan. In particular, if in 2019 their number did not reach even 10, then in 2021, according to various sources, their share increased several dozen times. What this can lead to and what should be done in order to resolve them, – writes sociologist, participant of CABAR.asia-2021 School of Analytics Aiman Zhussupova in an article, specifically for CABAR.asia
In November 2021, Central Asia was highlighted in the foreign press in the light of the parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan, energy shortages in Kazakhstan amid a surge in cryptomining; the need for an updated US strategy in the region; and increased government control over the Internet.
“There is no unified state policy in the field of early childhood development in Kazakhstan, its individual components are assigned to different ministries and departments, which is one of the main problems, since there is a fragmentation of decisions taken and their inefficiency”, – writes an independent expert on early childhood development Gaukhar Kiikova (Nur-Sultan) in an article, written specifically for the analytical platform CABAR.asia. (more…)
In October 2021, the Central Asia region was in the focus of the foreign press in the context of the re-election of Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Uzbekistan for a second term, the European tour of Emomali Rahmon, a new Chinese outpost in Tajikistan, and the expected “storm of crises” in Kyrgyzstan.
“Now the reform of local self-government has serious political restrictions, is superficial and is aimed more at creating the appearance of democratic transformations than at genuine decentralization of power,” political scientist Dimash Alzhanov (Almaty) notes in his article written specifically for the analytical platform CABAR.asia.
“Official Seoul is trying to diversify its trade and economic routes by connecting South Korea with the continental part of Eurasia. It is the diversification of trading partners that is an urgent task not only for the Republic of Korea, but also for the Central Asian states, which pushes them towards practical cooperation,” political scientist Ainura Akmatalieva notes in her article written specifically for the analytical portal CABAR.asia. (more…)
In September, in addition to Afghanistan, in the articles of foreign media, the countries of the region are mentioned from the point of view of economy (the scandal with the sale of Kyrgyz gold in foreign markets and the mining of cryptocurrency in Kazakhstan), authoritarian initiatives (restriction of freedom on the Internet) and, of course, not without mentioning Uzbekistan.
“Since the problems have been identified, but not resolved, the poor and landless will become even poorer, and the latifundists, in the absence of political will on the part of the country’s leadership, will retain their positions and continue to put their interests above public interests”, – notes in an article written for the analytical portal CABAR.asia, human rights activist Galym Ageleuov, director of the Kazakhstani public fund “Liberty” (Almaty, Kazakhstan).