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Modern Kazakh culture in the global world: between traditions and future

Kazakhstan has special conditions for the development of tourism potential. Undiscovered by mass tourism so far, the country in the heart of Eurasia provides the necessary infrastructure and the government has done a lot in recent years to adequately present Kazakhstan's regional characteristics for international tourism.

22 Ottobre 2019 Analysis & Report, Asia Centrale

China, top investor in the Tajik economy
The People's Republic of China is the main investor in the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan. In fact, since 2013 when Beijing launched the Belt and Road Initiative, China has invested significant financial founds in Central Asia with the aim of modernizing regional infrastructure and stabilizing this strategic area
Taliban attacks increased in Afghanistan in the last quarter of 2019
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) recently published the quarterly report which highlights that over the last quarter of 2019 the number of Taliban attacks in Afghanistan increased by 17% compared to the same period in 2018. The high level of attacks conducted by the Taliban might seriously threaten the dialogue on the peace agreement started by the United States.
Russia's return to PACE
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) voted to ratify Russia's full rights of being part of the organization after a six-year suspension caused by the Ukrainian crisis and the Russian annexation of Crimea. Russian officials can again take part inside the discussion of PACE after 96 PACE officials voted to support the reintegration, while 44 voted against it and another seven abstained from voting.

Qasim al-Raymi, the leader of AQAP, killed by US raid
The White House confirmed the killing of Qassim al-Raymi, the leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and Ayman al-Zawahiri's right-hand man. Donald Trump commented on this event stating that the elimination of al-Raymi is a message for AQAP and the international terrorism network and it is a step forward to the defeat of terrorism in the MENA region.
Diversi militanti dello Stato Islamico arrestati recentemente nell'Iraq del nord
Le forze di sicurezza irachene hanno arrestato nella notte di martedì 21 gennaio 2020 un militante dello Stato Islamico nella provincia di Kirkuk nel nord dell'Iraq. Secondo quanto affermato dalle fonti locali, la persona arrestata sarebbe 'un elemento pericoloso e membro della leadership dello Stato Islamico'. Questo arresto sarebbe uno degli ultimi effettuati dalle forze militari e di polizia irachene nell'ultimo periodo nell'area settentrionale del paese.
Geopolitics of the Libyan crisis
The Libyan crisis directly interests Italy which in the last days tried to manage the escalation inviting in Rome Khalifa Haftar and Fayez al-Serraj without any success. In fact, the Italian attempt to conduct its personal diplomacy resulted in a disaster when al-Serraj refused to come to Rome as a sign of protest against the Italian government that since 2014 have supported Tripoli government and now with a late desperate move wants to protect its interests in North Africa creating a network of contact with the different Libyan local key actors as Haftar.

Tag: culture

Modern Kazakh culture in the global world: between traditions and future