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Kazakhstan

Environmental Disaster and Hopeful Revival in Central Asia

The Death and Life of the Aral Sea

The dried-up Aral Sea tells a story about decisions made in the past, but it is also the site of countless choices in our present: what kinds of economies we prioritize, what forms of nature we value and what we want our future to look like.

The Murder Trial of a Former Minister in Kazakhstan Has Gripped the Region

Not Getting Away With Murder

Kazakhstan and the surrounding region have been morbidly fascinated by the case of a 44-year-old former government official who was detained on the day his wife’s body was found.