Drawing Out Kazakstan's Social Tensions
How one artist is trying to stir public debate through humour.
How one artist is trying to stir public debate through humour.
Government needs to tackle specific risks, not get distracted by conspiracy theories.
Credible reporting is disappearing from the public discourse.
Hopes that new legislation will help change culture of impunity.
Analyst weighs possible next steps parties may take if newly-agreed truce holds.
Analyst warns that latest violence may mean conflict has reached new ‘tipping point’.
Attitudes are often negative, fed by media rhetoric.
Many border areas are either lawless or controlled by militants, raising the prospect of destabilisation.
Tashkent likely to be more amenable to regional security cooperation, but may still shun formal defence pact.
What price legitimacy if the ruling elite doesn’t always abide by the law?