Kazakhstan’s president: We’re moving full speed ahead toward reform
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#2Encouraging!
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#3Let's hope they succeed. Good luck
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#4Seeing is believing.
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#5There is simply no viable alternative to globalization, interdependence and the international rules-based order
Sounds like the check cleared!
Really, though, it's just one paragraph after another of pablum. Does it amount to, "All our Uranium reserves belong to WEF!" Anyone know the real story? With this much avoiding-the-topic, there just has to be something nefarious going on.
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#6For anyone unaware, earlier this year, Kazakhstan faced protests over gas prices (it was a tipping point, there's a lot of wealth inequality) and this president requested the help of Russian security forces to enter the country and help quell riots, and they ended up killing rioters [1].
Most of my Kazakh friends were rooting for the rioters, wanting a more free Kazakhstan, while one friend close to the government was sharing government-sponsored propaganda against the rioters.
It's interesting to see the Kazakh president now take this stance and say all of this.
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#7Kazakhstan, paradoxically, as it stands today is the most successful and prosperous country of ex-USSR. Baltic states have larger GDP/person but also a slew of other issues.
I'd try to not ruin that when taking any reforms into account.
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#8Could this be Kazakhstan's pivot to the west?
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#9As someone actually living in Kazakhstan, I would not take any words of the current government too seriously.
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#10While the recent Tajikistan/Kyrgyzstan conflict is not one of "major powers" this line still felt ill-timed:
"Throughout our history — and particularly since our independence — we’ve always taken the view that disagreements with neighbors must be approached constructively, and they need not lead to a breakdown in communication, cooperation or trust.
As a result, Kazakhstan, and Central Asia more widely, provide a strong case study of major powers’ ability to work in alignment, in pursuit of their interests that are to the benefit of the region’s people. "