Friday, November 13, 2026

Reflecting Astana’s Concerns, Kazakhstan’s Anti-Terrorist Center Prepares Report on Islamic Movement of Eastern Turkestan

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Nov. 11 – Kazakhstan’s Anti-Terrorist Center has prepared and released a report on the Islamic Movement o...

‘Nazaccent’ Portal Launches New Podcast Series on the Nationality Question in Russia and Devotes Its First Programs to Ethnic Russians and Their State

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Nov. 10 – Traditionally, what Moscow calls “the nationality question” is all about ethnic minorities and ...
Thursday, November 12, 2026

Russia’s Political Leaders Mistakenly Ignoring Growing Pessimism in the Population, ‘Nezavisimaya Gazeta’ Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Nov. 11 – The results of several polls released last week show that pessimism among Russians is on the ri...

Moscow Set to Allow Russians to File Denunciations on Line, a Move Likely to Increase Amount of Political Snitching to Unprecedented Levels

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Nov. 9 – Russians who want to denounce other Russians for violating the law or state policies will no lon...

Young Russians Caught in ‘Paternalistic Trap,’ New Study Finds, with Many Expecting to Deliver Basic Social Guarantees but No Longer Trusting It to Do So

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Nov. 10 – Young Russians expect the state to deliver the basic social guarantees it has promised but no l...

Future Commercial Rewards from Expanded Arctic Shipping ‘Surprisingly Small,’ European Scholars Say, but ‘Environmental and Geopolitical Risks Remain Substantial'

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Nov. 9 – Many have accepted Moscow’s vision that the Arctic will be a major route for maritime shipping, ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Russia’s Muslim Leaders Support Tokayev’s Proposal for Russia to Become Associate of Organization of Turkic States

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Paul Goble             Staunton, Nov. 6 – At the Organization of Turkish States summit in Ankara on October 30, Kazakhstan President Kasym...