“The hydro-energy complex of Central Asia holds considerable potential, but the uneven distribution of water resources (85 % in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan) and the inability of political elites in the respective countries to negotiate, prohibits them both from harnessing it fully, and from solving their energy deficits by alternative means,” writes Sergei Domnin, editor-in-chief of the journal Expert Kazakhstan in an article on regional energy issues written exclusively for cabar.asia
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“In Kazakhstan’s economic policy a special emphasis is being made on maximizing the country’s existing potential for transit and transport in order to form a major business and logistics hub linking the markets of Europe and China. In this sense, capital-intensive infrastructure projects both within the country and abroad are expected to see rapid growth in the coming years,” independent analyst Evgenny Hon writes in an article on the country’s anti-crisis policies exclusively for cabar.asia.
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“The West begins to assess the Economic belt of the Silk Road and China’s policy in Central Asia more positively than the EEU and Russian policy in Central Asia. Moreover, according to some US officials, China’s policy in Central Asia “fully fits in” the US policy in the region”, Konstantin Syroezhkin, leading Sinologist in Kazakhstan, Ph.D., assesses the geopolitical projects in Central Asia, the problems of their interaction, as well as the nature of Kazakhstan’s participation in them, exclusively for cabar.asia.
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“Kyrgyzstan is building stability on the basis of properly structured administration, and this positively distinguishes it from its neighbors. Of course, not all and not always is running smoothly, there are a lot of problems at the local level, at the level of crime, corruption, cronyism and other complexities. However, the system was laid down correctly, and there is hope that Kyrgyzstan will overcome all the “growth pains”. The elections showed that Kyrgyzstan is interested in a fair process and sees it as a guarantee of its stable future”, noted Danil Bekturganov, President of PF “The Civil Expertise” (Almaty, Kazakhstan), in an article written exclusively for cabar.asia.
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“The military-political bloc, uniting six post-Soviet countries, has a lot of objectives, but lately, the participating countries has paid special attention to confronting international terrorism”, said Eduard Poletaev, political scientist, head of the PF “World of Eurasia” (Almaty, Kazakhstan), in an article written exclusively for cabar.asia.
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“The process of change of elites in Kazakhstan society is going on, but young people do not have time to participate in it, because by the time when businessmen or civil servants are gaining the necessary political weight to enter the ranks of the Kazakh political elites, they are no longer included in the category of “youth”, said Danil Bekturganov, President of PF “The Civil Expertise” (Almaty, Kazakhstan), in an article written exclusively for cabar.asia. (more…)
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