Eurasia’s great water gamble
For decades, the idea of redirecting a small share of Siberia’s vast freshwater resources towards Central Asia has been considered a relic of Soviet-era ambition. Recently, however, the proposal has...
Chaos and opportunism in Kazakhstan
The protests that erupted across Kazakhstan on January 2 quickly turned into riots in all of the country’s major cities. What do the protesters want, and what will be the outcome of the country’s...