GEOPOLITICAL CORNER

A Little Local Difficulty: The Key To Understanding Political Risk In Kazakhstan Is To Look Internally

by John C. Hulsman

25 January 2022

In this paper we discuss:

  1. The latest developments from Kazakhstan;
  2. What motivated the protests that led to the insurrection;
  3. The power struggle between President Tokayev and former president Nazarbayev;
  4. How Russia got involved in the crisis;
  5. How Kazakhstan in crucial in China's BRI; and
  6. The wider geopolitical implications of the crisis.

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