Kazakhstan after “Bloody January:” Dreams and Pains of Renewal

Join us for an online event co-sponsored with the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs

Kazakhstan has been shaken by a rapidly unfolding series of dramatic and tragic events since protests began in early January. While it is still not clear what happened and who is to blame for the violence, death, and destruction, new realities—political, economic, and social—are taking shape. President Tokayev is promising to build a “New Kazakhstan,” cleansed of systemic corruption and based on a new social contract. The people of the country are responding with a mix of hope, suspicion, and skepticism. This roundtable will discuss ongoing developments in the areas of human rights and rule of law, changes in the political scene, and the outline and prospects of socio-economic reforms.

Speakers

Eldar Abdrazakov, Chief Executive, Centras Capital;
Sergei Gretsky, Academic Director, Foreign Policy Academy, Georgetown University/Lecturer, Department of Politics, The Catholic University of America;
Aida Dossayeva, Director of Tan Consulting, Strategic Communications Agency;
Yevgeniy Zhovtis, Lawyer and Director, Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and the Rule of Law;
Moderator: Nargis Kassenova, Senior Fellow, Program on Central Asia, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.