Gavin Helf on the Aftermath of Kazakhstan’s Unrest

January 24, 2022 00:07:31
Gavin Helf on the Aftermath of Kazakhstan’s Unrest
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Gavin Helf on the Aftermath of Kazakhstan’s Unrest

Jan 24 2022 | 00:07:31

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Show Notes

Kazakhstan has stabilized after protests broke out to start the new year. USIP’s Gavin Helf says while the sudden unrest was driven by “real, honest-to-goodness protests … what we really saw was the weakness of authoritarian systems,” as loyalists of the previous and current leaders clashed amid the public upheaval.

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