The Kremlin Seems To Be Promoting Tasmagambetov As An Alternative To Tokayev In Kazakhstan – Analysis

In a recently published article entitled ‘Laid-off Oil Workers Detained After Overnight Protest in Astana’, Catherine Putz, managing editor of The Diplomat, said: “Few headlines generate concern in Kazakhstan like reports of protests in Zhanaozen or elsewhere in Kazakhstan’s western, oil-rich regions. In 2011, the city...