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A new political season has started in Kazakhstan, and the country is waiting for large-scale reforms. The CSTO exercises are taking place in Kyrgyzstan. Kazakhstan and Tajikistan want to enrich their friendship with uranium. Who inculcates extremist views from the outside in Kyrgyzstan, and why does Turkmenistan begin the battle for the harvest with prayer? These and other regional news are in the new season of the program "In the Center of Asia" with Robert Frantsev.
The President presented an ambitious reform program and socio-economic measures for the future. In this issue, an economist and a political scientist analyze the main points of the message.
Key takeaways from the interview with Ruslan Karatabanov and Nurlan Kiyasov. Watch the full version on Rakhim Oshakbaev’s channel.
Kazakhstan uses a modern survey instrument to assess trust and safety. Its results are substantive, but they require greater methodological transparency.
Material No. 1 in the series “School in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.” TALAP Center for Applied Research, in collaboration with Global Education Futures.
This is the first paper in the Kazakhstan Economic Radar, Q2 2026 series. It explains how the radar is constructed and how it can be used.
This is the second paper in the Kazakhstan Economic Radar, Q2 2026 series. It presents the issues being discussed by the country's economic experts.
This is the third paper in the Kazakhstan Economic Radar, Q2 2026 series. It presents the Institutional Radar, based on an analysis of government economic policy.
