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Articles by Casey Michel
Where Does Russia Rank for US Among Global Security Threats?
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin seems prepared to throw budgetary caution to the wind as he strives to establish Russia as “the uncontested regional hegemon”...
opinion
Casey Michel
Astana Leans Hard on Media
Kazakhstan's PR machine wants us to know something. The country stands as an island of stability in a frothing sea of chaos.
opinion
Casey Michel
Glitzy Facade Hides Azerbaijan's Dark Reality
Last week, during the lavish opening ceremony of Azerbaijan's European Games, Lady Gaga performed a unique, haunting rendition of John Lennon's "Imagine...
opinion
Casey Michel
Islamic State Is Useful Bogeyman in Central Asia
ast week a video emerged from the Islamic State. Carrying the clean visuals and technical capabilities typically expected from an Islamic State production...
opinion
Casey Michel
Islamic State Does Not Threaten Russia
For months, Islamophobia been simmering in Moscow, combined with the added xenophobia that has come to the fore under President Vladimir Putin. It...
opinion
Casey Michel
Ukraine Should Avoid Kazakhstan's Example
Late last month, certain voices began calling for a rethink of Ukraine's potential path. Instead of moving toward a Finlandization that many had hoped...
opinion
Casey Michel
Minsk Meeting Proves EEU Another Putin Flop
All eyes will be on Minsk on Tuesday for a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
opinion
Casey Michel
Hungary's Viktor Orban Walks in Putin's Footsteps
Hungary's Viktor Orban channels Putin's rightist, ethnic-based rhetoric.
opinion
Casey Michel
'Ukrainian Rebels' Aren't Ukrainian or Rebels
Russian citizens riddle the leadership ranks of the separatists, drowning out local issues.
opinion
Casey Michel
Kyrgyz Copy Russia in Attack on Civil Rights
Kyrgyzstan had managed to escape the region's penchant for autocracy.
opinion
Casey Michel
Russia Has Lost Control of Central Asian Gas
When Moscow announced that it would be cutting off gas supplies to Ukraine last month, the stoppage was compared with the two previous suspensions in 2006...
opinion
Casey Michel
Central Asia is China's Backyard, Not Russia's
China's economic and infrastructure surge are pulling Central Asia into Beijing's orbit.