Articles by JAVIER M. PIEDRA

Kazakhstan Calls For Solidarity Among ‘Global Middle Powers’

In a February 7 op-ed in The Astana Times, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the President of Kazakhstan, announced that his country will be hosting the Astana International Forum on June 8-9. The article sheds light on his thinking about the state of world affairs and challenges heads of state and diplomats “to come together to find a…

High Noon in Almaty

Kazakhstan – seldom in the news – found itself at the epicenter of global concern when, on January 2, well-organized armed militants (mainly, though not exclusively, home-grown) sought to turn peaceful, mass demonstrations into a springboard for an anti-government coup d’état. The unrest went on for 10 days. Blood flowed in the streets of Kyzylorda…