Tag: Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s ‘Resource Nationalism’: Its Sources and Motives

Central Asia Economic Paper No. 2, September 2012 By Robert M. Cutler Kazakhstan’s ‘resource nationalism’ is learned behavior arising from twenty years of experience of independence. Successful administrative and financial reforms from… Continue reading Kazakhstan’s ‘Resource Nationalism’: Its Sources and Motives

Rare Earth Metals in Central Asia and Mongolia: A Promising but Paradoxical Agenda

Central Asia Economic Paper No. 1, August 2012 By Sebastien Peyrouse Japan, Germany, South Korea and the United States are eyeing Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia in the hopes of circumventing China’s growing economic… Continue reading Rare Earth Metals in Central Asia and Mongolia: A Promising but Paradoxical Agenda

The Politics of Islamic Finance in Central Asia and South Caucasus

Voices From Central Asia No. 2, July 2012 By Fuad Aliyev Kazakhstan is the most welcoming towards Islamic finance in the region, and plans to become a regional hub linking Central Asia… Continue reading The Politics of Islamic Finance in Central Asia and South Caucasus

Cybersecurity in Central Asia: Real Issues, False Excuse?

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 2, June 2012 By Marlene Laruelle Kazakhstan is increasingly subjected to everyday cyber-insecurity. The main issue of cybersecurity in Central Asia is related to energy infrastructure and major industrial… Continue reading Cybersecurity in Central Asia: Real Issues, False Excuse?

Regulating Private Security Companies in the Central Asian States

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 1, May 2012 By Erica Marat Central Asian states relinquish their monopoly on the use of power in favor of shared responsibility with non-state actors. Kazakhstan is the only… Continue reading Regulating Private Security Companies in the Central Asian States