This part of the paper will look at the securitisation rhetoric surrounding the threat of terrorism in Kazakhstan, utilising the media and government sources and legislation changes that followed the securitisation of terrorism. First, I will look at the counterterrorism legislation and programmes in Kazakhstan to understand the country’s counterterrorism development. Then I will turn…
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Securitisation of the terrorist threat in Kazakhstan: Central Asia and the elites (Pt 2).
This is part 2. Part 1 is here. Writing Status: ongoing Some Central Asian governments, including Kazakhstan, see terrorist groups as dangerous adversaries and even possible political rivals, who could take their place if given an opportunity (Lain 2016). Political elites are exceedingly protective of their political and economic safety and refuse to take the…
Securitisation of the terrorist threat in Kazakhstan: Securitisation theory (Pt 1).
This is an article about the securitisation of the terrorist threat and its consequences for Kazakhstan’s political future.
New National Security Strategy of the Russian Federation
On the 2nd of July 2021, Vladimir Putin signed a new National Security Strategy of the Russian Federation, a foundational document of Russia’s foreign policy. These are some notes from Part 2. Russia in the modern world: opportunities and trends. The West’s hegemony is in decline, leading to the erosion of global institutions and a…
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