Kazakhstan
US to warn partners they must pick sides in artificial intelligence race with China
Washington last year launched the Pax Silica initiative aimed at securing supply chains for AI models, semiconductors and critical minerals, amid a fierce technology rivalry with Beijing.
Now is the time for a multilateral Abraham Accords framework - opinion
Herzog meets Kazakhstan's Jewish community, hails important role during diplomatic visit
Isaac Herzog will visit Panama in May, Panamanian president confirms
Is Russia worried about the West’s moves in Central Asia? - analysis
It was assumed that the US leaving Afghanistan would mean that Central Asian countries would assume they have been abandoned to the Russia-China anaconda, but that may be changing.
Optimistic Kazakhstani voters banking on ‘better future’
The country heads to the polls for parliamentary and local elections, voting for the second time since November as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev moves to implement promised reforms.
Kazakhstan to deport Russian major who fled his country over war
A Russian major attempting to avoid participation in the Russia-Ukraine war is being deported from Kazakhstan
Holon Institute of Technology marks 30 years of ties between Israel and Eurasia
HIT’s President, Prof. Eduard Yakubov noted that “the establishment of relations between Israel and the Euro-Asian countries is vital to Israel."
Grapevine December 11, 2022: Beyond blarney
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Reelected president embarks on new path for Kazakhstan
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s first foreign visit, a week after his reelection victory, was to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Despite election criticism, US and EU ready to work with reelected Kazakh leader
Last week’s poll could be prelude to new era in Kazakhstan, expert says.
Kazakhstan’s president secures landslide win in snap election
Central Election Commission says Kassym-Jomart Tokayev won 81.3% of vote based on preliminary results; re-elected leader says he must now justify the confidence that his people have expressed in him.
Voters put issues first as Kazakhstan picks next president
Less than three months after incumbent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called snap election, the people of the Central Asia country are choosing their leader for the next seven years.
The place of religion in modern Jewish life
According to the large-scale survey, the Soviet legacy continues to allocate a moderate role to religion in Jewish life, making the connection between Judaism and Jewish identity less straightforward
