Kassym-Jomart Tokayev – The Diplomat https://thediplomat.com The Diplomat is a current-affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific, with news and analysis on politics, security, business, technology and life across the region. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:30:32 +0900 en-US Who Is Responsible for the Fires in Kazakhstan? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/who-is-responsible-for-the-fires-in-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/who-is-responsible-for-the-fires-in-kazakhstan/ Wildfire in Kazakhstan Sparks Corruption Complaints https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/wildfire-in-kazakhstan-sparks-corruption-complaints/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/wildfire-in-kazakhstan-sparks-corruption-complaints/ Kazakhstan Keeps Discussion of Political Repression Firmly in the Past https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/kazakhstan-keeps-discussion-of-political-repression-firmly-in-the-past/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/kazakhstan-keeps-discussion-of-political-repression-firmly-in-the-past/ Karim Massimov, Former Kazakh Intelligence Chief, Sentenced to 18 Years on Treason, Coup Charges https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/karim-massimov-former-kazakh-intelligence-chief-sentenced-to-18-years-on-treason-coup-charges/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/karim-massimov-former-kazakh-intelligence-chief-sentenced-to-18-years-on-treason-coup-charges/ Hopes for Renewal Disappointed Again in Kazakhstan https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/hopes-for-renewal-disappointed-again-in-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/hopes-for-renewal-disappointed-again-in-kazakhstan/ Neither Exciting nor Boring: Kazakhstan Prepares for Parliamentary Elections https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/neither-exciting-nor-boring-kazakhstan-prepares-for-parliamentary-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/neither-exciting-nor-boring-kazakhstan-prepares-for-parliamentary-elections/ The Unraveling of Kazakhstan’s Social Contract https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/the-unraveling-of-kazakhstans-social-contract/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/the-unraveling-of-kazakhstans-social-contract/ Kazakhstan’s Parliament Aims to Take Away Nazarbayev’s Privileges https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/kazakhstans-parliament-aims-to-take-away-nazarbayevs-privileges/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/kazakhstans-parliament-aims-to-take-away-nazarbayevs-privileges/ Infrastructure Failure Tests Kazakhstan’s Government https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/infrastructure-failure-tests-kazakhstans-government/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/12/infrastructure-failure-tests-kazakhstans-government/ Kazakhstan’s President Tokayev Calls for the Return of Assets https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/kazakhstans-president-tokayev-calls-for-the-return-of-assets/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/kazakhstans-president-tokayev-calls-for-the-return-of-assets/ Where Is the ‘New’ Kazakhstan, President Tokayev? https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/where-is-the-new-kazakhstan-president-tokayev/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/where-is-the-new-kazakhstan-president-tokayev/ Tokayev Secures Presidency in Old Kazakhstan-Style Early Election https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/tokayev-secures-presidency-in-old-kazakhstan-style-early-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/tokayev-secures-presidency-in-old-kazakhstan-style-early-election/ What to Expect from Tokayev’s Second Term https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/what-to-expect-from-tokayevs-second-term/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/11/what-to-expect-from-tokayevs-second-term/ Nurseit Niyazbekov on Kazakhstan’s Tumultuous 2022 https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/nurseit-niyazbekov-on-kazakhstans-tumultuous-2022/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/nurseit-niyazbekov-on-kazakhstans-tumultuous-2022/ Kazakhstan Headed for Election Lacking Competition  https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/kazakhstan-headed-for-election-lacking-competition/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/kazakhstan-headed-for-election-lacking-competition/ Kazakh President Urges Calm and Care for Russians Fleeing Mobilization https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/kazakh-president-urges-calm-and-care-for-russians-fleeing-mobilization/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/kazakh-president-urges-calm-and-care-for-russians-fleeing-mobilization/ Kazakhstan Continues to Break Ranks With Russia https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/kazakhstan-continues-to-break-ranks-with-russia/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/kazakhstan-continues-to-break-ranks-with-russia/ Nur-Sultan No More and Kazakh Tinkering With Presidential Terms https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/nur-sultan-no-more-and-kazakh-tinkering-with-presidential-terms/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/nur-sultan-no-more-and-kazakh-tinkering-with-presidential-terms/ Kazakh Opposition Organizing Against Snap Elections https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/kazakh-opposition-organizing-against-snap-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/kazakh-opposition-organizing-against-snap-elections/ Kazakh Leader Calls for Snap Presidential Election https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/kazakh-leader-calls-for-snap-presidential-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/kazakh-leader-calls-for-snap-presidential-election/ What Happened at the Latest Central Asian Leaders’ Meeting? https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/what-happened-at-the-latest-central-asian-leaders-meeting/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/what-happened-at-the-latest-central-asian-leaders-meeting/ Is There a New Kazakhstan? https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/is-there-a-new-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/is-there-a-new-kazakhstan/ Tokayev Downplays January CSTO Deployment to Kazakhstan https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/tokayev-downplays-january-csto-deployment-to-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/tokayev-downplays-january-csto-deployment-to-kazakhstan/ Kazakhstan Leaves ‘Elbasy’ Behind, Approves Constitutional Referendum https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/kazakhstan-leaves-elbasy-behind-approves-constitutional-referendum/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/kazakhstan-leaves-elbasy-behind-approves-constitutional-referendum/ What’s in Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Referendum? https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/whats-in-kazakhstans-constitutional-referendum/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/whats-in-kazakhstans-constitutional-referendum/ Tokayev Outlines ‘New Kazakhstan’ in State of the Nation Address https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/tokayev-outlines-new-kazakhstan-in-state-of-the-nation-address/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/tokayev-outlines-new-kazakhstan-in-state-of-the-nation-address/ How Ukraine Could Remake Kazakhstan’s Relationship With Russia https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/how-ukraine-could-remake-kazakhstans-relationship-with-russia/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/how-ukraine-could-remake-kazakhstans-relationship-with-russia/ Nur Otan No More? Kazakhstan’s Ruling Party Rebrands as ‘Amanat’ https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/nur-otan-no-more-kazakhstans-ruling-party-rebrands-as-amanat/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/nur-otan-no-more-kazakhstans-ruling-party-rebrands-as-amanat/ Amid Anti-Corruption Drive, Tokayev Faces Questions About Offshore Wealth https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/amid-anti-corruption-drive-tokayev-faces-questions-about-offshore-wealth/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/amid-anti-corruption-drive-tokayev-faces-questions-about-offshore-wealth/ Veteran Opposition Figure Resurfaces in Kazakhstan https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/veteran-opposition-resurfaces-in-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/veteran-opposition-resurfaces-in-kazakhstan/ Mixed Feelings as Kazakhstan Looks Back on a Bloody January https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/mixed-feelings-as-kazakhstan-looks-back-on-a-bloody-january/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/mixed-feelings-as-kazakhstan-looks-back-on-a-bloody-january/ Tokayev Urges Balancing of Nazarbayev’s Shortcomings and Merits https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/tokayev-urges-balancing-of-nazarbayevs-shortcomings-and-merits/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/tokayev-urges-balancing-of-nazarbayevs-shortcomings-and-merits/ Kazakh President Takes Aim at Wealthy Elite https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/kazakh-president-takes-aim-at-wealthy-elite/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/kazakh-president-takes-aim-at-wealthy-elite/ After Kazakhstan Crisis, China Will Reassess Its Influence in Central Asia https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/after-kazakhstan-crisis-china-will-reassess-its-influence-in-central-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/after-kazakhstan-crisis-china-will-reassess-its-influence-in-central-asia/ Kazakhstan’s New Cabinet Features Many of the Same Ministers https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/kazakhstans-new-cabinet-features-many-of-the-same-ministers/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/kazakhstans-new-cabinet-features-many-of-the-same-ministers/ Causes and Consequences of Kazakhstan’s January 2022 Unrest https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/causes-and-consequences-of-kazakhstans-january-2022-unrest/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/causes-and-consequences-of-kazakhstans-january-2022-unrest/ The Kazakhstan Crisis: A View From Kyrgyzstan https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/the-kazakhstan-crisis-a-view-from-kyrgyzstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/the-kazakhstan-crisis-a-view-from-kyrgyzstan/ Kazakhstan’s Tokayev Orders Troops to ‘Shoot to Kill Without Warning’ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/kazakhstans-tokayev-orders-troops-to-shoot-to-kill-without-warning/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/kazakhstans-tokayev-orders-troops-to-shoot-to-kill-without-warning/ Kazakhstan’s Leadership Shows Internal Cracks in Attempts to Restore Public Safety https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/kazakhstans-leadership-shows-internal-cracks-in-attempts-to-restore-public-safety/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/kazakhstans-leadership-shows-internal-cracks-in-attempts-to-restore-public-safety/ Unprecedented Protests Rock Kazakhstan as Government Clings to Familiar Script https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/unprecedented-protests-rock-kazakhstan-as-government-clings-to-familiar-script/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/unprecedented-protests-rock-kazakhstan-as-government-clings-to-familiar-script/ Nazarbayev to Step Down From Nur Otan Party Leadership https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/nazarbayev-to-step-down-from-nur-otan-party-leadership/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/nazarbayev-to-step-down-from-nur-otan-party-leadership/ Nuclear Energy in Kazakhstan? The Problem of Accountability https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/nuclear-energy-in-kazakhstan-the-problem-of-accountability/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/nuclear-energy-in-kazakhstan-the-problem-of-accountability/ 3rd Meeting of Central Asian Leaders: A Small Step Toward the Formation of a Regional Order? https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/3rd-meeting-of-central-asian-leaders-a-small-step-toward-the-formation-of-a-regional-order/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/3rd-meeting-of-central-asian-leaders-a-small-step-toward-the-formation-of-a-regional-order/ Akim Elections: More Cosmetic Reform in Kazakhstan? https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/akim-elections-more-cosmetic-reform-in-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/akim-elections-more-cosmetic-reform-in-kazakhstan/ Japarov Makes State Visit to Kazakhstan, Meets With Tokayev and Nazarbayev https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/japarov-makes-state-visit-to-kazakhstan-meets-with-tokayev-and-nazarbayev/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/japarov-makes-state-visit-to-kazakhstan-meets-with-tokayev-and-nazarbayev/ The Illusions of Post-Nazarbayev Kazakhstan https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/the-illusions-of-post-nazarbayev-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/the-illusions-of-post-nazarbayev-kazakhstan/ Elections in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan: What Next? https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/elections-in-kyrgyzstan-and-kazakhstan-what-next/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/elections-in-kyrgyzstan-and-kazakhstan-what-next/ Dariga Nazarbayeva Headed Back to Parliament https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/dariga-nazarbayeva-headed-back-to-parliament/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/dariga-nazarbayeva-headed-back-to-parliament/ Nur Otan Tops Kazakh Parliamentary Election That ‘Lacked Genuine Competition’ https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/nur-otan-tops-kazakh-parliamentary-election-that-lacked-genuine-competition/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/nur-otan-tops-kazakh-parliamentary-election-that-lacked-genuine-competition/ Kazakhstan on the Edge https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/kazakhstan-on-the-edge/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/kazakhstan-on-the-edge/ At Eurasian Economic Union E-Summit, Tokayev Finds His Voice https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/at-eurasian-economic-union-e-summit-tokayev-finds-his-voice/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/at-eurasian-economic-union-e-summit-tokayev-finds-his-voice/ Dariga Nazarbayeva Dismissed From Top Senate Seat https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/dariga-nazarbayeva-dismissed-from-top-senate-seat/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/dariga-nazarbayeva-dismissed-from-top-senate-seat/ Tajik President Discusses Coronavirus Via Phone With Regional Leaders https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/tajik-president-discusses-coronavirus-via-phone-with-regional-leaders/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/tajik-president-discusses-coronavirus-via-phone-with-regional-leaders/ Democracy, the Tokayev Way https://thediplomat.com/2020/03/democracy-the-tokayev-way/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/03/democracy-the-tokayev-way/ Kazakhstan’s Authorities Backtrack on Freedom of Assembly https://thediplomat.com/2020/03/kazakhstans-authorities-backtrack-on-freedom-of-assembly/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/03/kazakhstans-authorities-backtrack-on-freedom-of-assembly/ Kazakhstan: Reaching Out to Central Asian Neighbors https://thediplomat.com/2019/12/kazakhstan-reaching-out-to-central-asian-neighbors/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/12/kazakhstan-reaching-out-to-central-asian-neighbors/ Kazakhstan Remains Nazarbayev’s State https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/kazakhstan-remains-nazarbayevs-state/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/kazakhstan-remains-nazarbayevs-state/ At the UN and at Home, Tokayev Represents Continuity https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/at-the-un-and-at-home-tokayev-represents-continuity/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/at-the-un-and-at-home-tokayev-represents-continuity/ Kazakh President Tokayev Goes to Beijing https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/kazakh-president-tokayev-goes-to-beijing/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/kazakh-president-tokayev-goes-to-beijing/ Web Giants Counter Kazakhstan's Spying Tool https://thediplomat.com/2019/08/web-giants-counter-kazakhstans-spying-tool/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/08/web-giants-counter-kazakhstans-spying-tool/ On Track to a Kazakh Spring? https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/on-track-to-a-kazakh-spring/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/on-track-to-a-kazakh-spring/ What Does Kazakhstan’s Presidential Election Mean for the US? https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/what-does-kazakhstans-presidential-election-mean-for-the-us/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/what-does-kazakhstans-presidential-election-mean-for-the-us/ Kazakhstan Turns a Blind Eye to the Opposition Riddle https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/kazakhstan-turns-a-blind-eye-to-the-opposition-riddle/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/kazakhstan-turns-a-blind-eye-to-the-opposition-riddle/ Kazakhstan’s Presidential Election: Protests, Arrests, and a Presidency for Tokayev https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/kazakhstans-presidential-election-protests-arrests-and-a-presidency-for-tokayev/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/kazakhstans-presidential-election-protests-arrests-and-a-presidency-for-tokayev/ New Civic Movement Urges Kazakhstan to ‘Wake Up’ https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/new-civic-movement-urges-kazakhstan-to-wake-up/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/new-civic-movement-urges-kazakhstan-to-wake-up/ Continuity and Change: Kazakhstan Hurtles Toward Election Day https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/continuity-and-change-kazakhstan-hurtles-toward-election-day/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/continuity-and-change-kazakhstan-hurtles-toward-election-day/ What Is Nazarbayev’s Legacy in Kazakhstan? https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/what-is-nazarbayevs-legacy-in-kazakhstan/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/what-is-nazarbayevs-legacy-in-kazakhstan/ Nargis Kassenova on Kazakhstan in Transition https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/nargis-kassenova-on-kazakhstan-in-transition/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/nargis-kassenova-on-kazakhstan-in-transition/ Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: A Tale of Blocking and Unblocking https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/kazakhstan-and-uzbekistan-a-tale-of-blocking-and-unblocking/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/kazakhstan-and-uzbekistan-a-tale-of-blocking-and-unblocking/ Protests in Kazakhstan Demonstrate Democratic Dismay https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/protests-in-kazakhstan-demonstrate-democratic-dismay/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/protests-in-kazakhstan-demonstrate-democratic-dismay/ Kazakhstan’s Xinjiang Dilemma https://thediplomat.com/2019/04/kazakhstans-xinjiang-dilemma/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/04/kazakhstans-xinjiang-dilemma/ Kazakhstan’s Potemkin Presidential Contenders https://thediplomat.com/2019/04/kazakhstans-potemkin-presidential-contenders/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/04/kazakhstans-potemkin-presidential-contenders/ Kazakhstan’s Top Party Picks President, Meanwhile the Youth Debate the Future https://thediplomat.com/2019/04/kazakhstans-top-party-picks-president-meanwhile-the-youth-debate-the-future/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/04/kazakhstans-top-party-picks-president-meanwhile-the-youth-debate-the-future/ Snap Presidential Elections Called in Kazakhstan. But Why? https://thediplomat.com/2019/04/snap-presidential-elections-called-in-kazakhstan-but-why/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/04/snap-presidential-elections-called-in-kazakhstan-but-why/ Analyzing Kazakhstan’s First Tenure at the UN Security Council https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/analyzing-kazakhstans-first-tenure-at-the-un-security-council/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/analyzing-kazakhstans-first-tenure-at-the-un-security-council/ Is This the End of the Nazarbayev Era? https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/is-this-the-end-of-the-nazarbayev-era/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/is-this-the-end-of-the-nazarbayev-era/ Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev Resigns https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/kazakh-president-nursultan-nazarbayev-resigns/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/kazakh-president-nursultan-nazarbayev-resigns/