Merhat Sharipzhan

Georgia Crisis Highlights Kazakh Balancing Act

For the majority of those who call themselves former Soviet citizens, the death of the acclaimed but controversial Russian writer Aleksander Solzhenitsyn and Russia's armed conflict with Georgia have nothing in common. But for citizens of at least one former Soviet republic, these two tragic events are somehow related.

In Central Asia, Water Could Lead To Fire

As Central Asia suffers the effects of global climate change, seeing less rainfall each year, the water shortage in the region is generating progressively greater attention -- and greater tensions between the region's governments.

Kazakhstan: Premier Says Assassins Sought Nazarbaev

Kazakhstan: Chechens Receive No Welcome

Kazakhstan: Opposition Groups Prepare For Polls

1998 In Review: Kazakhstan's Momentous Autumn

Kazakhstan: Parliament Approves Changes To Presidential Term

Kazakhstan: Opposition Activities Decrease

Central Asia: New Developments In Russian Caspian Policy

Kazakhstan: Labor Unrest Has Roots In Failed Privatization

Kazakhstan: Workers' Protest Reveals Flaws In Privatization

Kazakhstan: Prime Minister's Fate Still A Mystery

Kazakhstan: As One Door Closes For The Elite, Another Opens

Central Asia: Forgers Show Increasing Interest In Currencies

Kazakhstan/Russia: Customs Agreement Runs Into Rough Patches

Kazakhstan: Business Deal Turns Sour

Russia/Kazakhstan: New Phase Emerges In Mutual Misunderstanding

Kazakhstan: Fraudulent Job Scheme Fools Thousands

Kazakhstan: Oil From Troubled Waters -- A Caspian Analysis

Kazakhstan: The Chronic Problem Of Unpaid Pensions And Wages