
Chaos and Opportunism in Kazakhstan
Jan 8, 2022 Djoomart Otorbaev suggests why protests against a hike in fuel prices quickly turned violent and led to Russian intervention.
Djoomart Otorbaev was prime minister of Kyrgyzstan in 2014-15.
Jan 8, 2022 Djoomart Otorbaev suggests why protests against a hike in fuel prices quickly turned violent and led to Russian intervention.
Dec 6, 2021 Djoomart Otorbaev assesses what a regional organization could mean for great-power competition.
Aug 18, 2021 Djoomart Otorbaev urges Afghanistan's neighbors and others to support the group's more moderate elements.
Jul 28, 2021 Djoomart Otorbaev explains why a great-power agreement in Central Asia could enable America to maintain a regional foothold.
Jul 6, 2021 Djoomart Otorbaev considers the regional implications of the Taliban's sweeping military victories as US troops leave.
A toxic mix of mutual distrust and rising nationalism – with Taiwan the immediate flash point – has brought Sino-American relations to their lowest point in decades. While neither China nor the United States appears to want a military conflict, we asked PS commentators whether the two powers might nonetheless stumble into one.