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  • Digitalization
  • Gulnaz Kordanova
  • April 3, 2026
  • 9 min read
Digital equality in Kazakhstan: between innovation and unequal access
Kazakhstan has demonstrated it can move fast when it decides to. The more important question now is not how to reach the frontier of technology, but how to ensure the...
Digital equality in Kazakhstan: between innovation and unequal access
  • CAPS Unlock
  • Ariel Lam Chan
  • March 3, 2026
  • 9 min read
Power Without Affinity: China’s Limits in Kazakhstan
China is widely regarded as an efficient and capable economic partner, but its appeal largely stops there.
Power Without Affinity: China’s Limits in Kazakhstan
  • Business
  • Aida Aidarkulova
  • February 19, 2026
  • 7 min read
Central Asia and the United States: What was (and wasn’t) discussed at the B5+1 Forum
As business opportunities expand, we must consider not only access to resources and markets, but also the consequences of the decisions being made.
Central Asia and the United States: What was (and wasn’t) discussed at the B5+1 Forum
  • Foreign Policy
  • Juan Carlos Leunissen
  • January 26, 2026
  • 8 min read
The six stories the European Union tells about Trans-Caspian transport
Why this expensive, inefficient and fragmented corridor works for the EU and for Central Asia
The six stories the European Union tells about Trans-Caspian transport
  • CAPS Unlock
  • Gui Li
  • December 19, 2025
  • 11 min read
Rethinking cooperation and development in international higher education: Insights from Kazakhstan and China
Despite shared goals and strategies, the two countries have adopted fundamentally different approaches in how they pursue this internationalization agenda.
Rethinking cooperation and development in international higher education: Insights from Kazakhstan and China
  • CAPS Unlock
  • Aigerim Kopeyeva
  • December 3, 2025
  • 8 min read
The Missing Half of Education Quality: Equality
What does Kazakhstan’s focus on exam scores and rankings overlook about the broader link between educational quality and equality of opportunity?
The Missing Half of Education Quality: Equality
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