The Kazakh ex-president takes credit for the Central Asian nation’s rise as a growing energy exporter — but fails to answer ...

Last week, Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan, resigned after 30 years in power. At 78 years old, Nazarbayev’s resignation had become all but inevitable, but the events of Mar. 19 still ...

Even a seasoned politician can misspeak, and Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, president of Kazakhstan’s Senate, is no exception. But what slipped through Tokayev’s mouth recently could have deep implications.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. LAST SUMMER Nursultan Nazarbayev, the urbane leader of Kazakhstan, ...

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Last month, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was re-elected to what has become Central Asia’s most geopolitically and economically important country – Kazakhstan. Everyone knew he would win. His tenure follows ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev writes during a televised address to inform of his resignation in Astana, Kazakhstan ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The only president an independent Kazakhstan had ever known, Nursultan ...

Last week, Kazakhstan’s glacial political transition slid forward again with the announcement that Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan’s first president, had decided to transfer leadership of his ruling ...