| ID | 189190 |
| Title Proper | Post-Soviet Central Asia |
| Other Title Information | the threat of religious extremism from the south |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Malysheva, D |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | THE BEGINNING of 2022 was marked by mass demonstrations in Kazakhstan, one of the largest CIS countries, connected with Russia by the closest economic and political partnership ties. The riots were eventually stopped with the support of a peacekeeping contingent of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) invited by the government of Kazakhstan. Speaking at an emergency CSTO summit meeting on January 10, 2022, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that a "real terrorist war" had occurred in the republic with the participation of "international terrorists of known origin."1 Yerlan Karin, appointed state secretary by Tokayev in January, also noted the participation in the Kazakhstan uprising of "members of a number of radical and extremist organizations. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 68, No.4; 2022: p.46-57 |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol: 68 No 4 |
| Key Words | Terrorism ; Security ; Afghanistan ; Central Asia ; Kazakhstan ; Religious Extremism ; Militants ; the Taliban |