Uzbek president Islam Karimov’s death in 2016, coupled with Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev’s resignation earlier this year, represent the most significant political developments in Central Asia in recent memory.
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By creating a Common Economic Space Kazakhstan has entered a process of tight integration with the Russian Federation (RF) and Belarus, which will eventually result in the establishment of a supranational Eurasian Union (EaU). The enterprise caused a vivid internal debate since along with advantages
Though widely discussed, Islamic insurgency, labor strikes and Arab Spring-type popular mobilization are not immediate threats to President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s grip on power. The more immediate and serious threat comes from elites who are engaged in a power struggle over who will succeed Nazarbayev, including feuding members of the presidential family.
