Yerkin Nazarbay
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Politics
Racing against time: Russia’s eastward push before Trump’s return
Russia is looking eastward in a bid to consolidate its geopolitical and economic position before Trump takes office. Putin, for instance, has recently sought to strengthen cooperation and reinforce security partnerships with Kazakhstan. Academic Yerkin Nazarbay tells us more about Russia’s ambitions amidst the context of the Trump presidency.
Yerkin Nazarbay
18 Dec 2024
Politics
Trump’s return: A seismic shift in geopolitics
With Donald Trump set to helm the US next year, the country’s relations with Russia, Iran and North Korea will see great shifts that could reshape the balance of international power and reset the global political and economic order, says academic Yerkin Nazarbay.
Yerkin Nazarbay
20 Nov 2024
Politics
Geopolitical shifts: Russia’s eastward pivot and China’s western push
Academic Yerkin Nazarbay says that without the currently escalating Russia-Ukraine war in Europe, the Kremlin would not be able to openly and justifiably initiate its eastward development strategy.
Yerkin Nazarbay
15 Oct 2024
Politics
Putin: The ‘uncrowned new tsar’ holding together a fractured empire
Academic Yerkin Nazarbay says that the core of the issue of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is neither the “new Russia” long occupied by Moscow nor the “new Ukraine” seized by Kyiv’s counterattacks. Rather, it is a key geopolitical strategic proposition evolving from the new power balance in the heartland of the Eurasian continent.
Yerkin Nazarbay
24 Sep 2024
Politics
Impact of Haniyeh’s death on the Beijing Declaration on Palestinian unity
Kazakhstan academic Yerkin Nazarbay notes that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s death could be seen as a message from Iran to the world that there is no room for “traitors” who work with outside forces, and that there are consequences for those seen as betraying Iran.
Yerkin Nazarbay
22 Aug 2024