George Voloshin

George Voloshin is an international affairs expert widely published on issues related to Eurasian politics, with a special focus on Central Asia. More information about him can be found on his personal website gevoloshin.com.

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Kazakhstan to Let Russia Do the Heavy Lifting on Afghanistan

09.10.2021 George Voloshin

The recent fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban took many a government by surprise. Kazakhstan—Central Asia’s biggest economy, which has no shared border with Afghanistan...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Afghanistan

Kyrgyzstan Preparing for Constitutional Reform in Search for Stability

03.03.2021 George Voloshin

On January 11, the leader of Kyrgyzstan’s most recent revolution, Sadyr Zhaparov, won the presidency in what turned out to be a largely uncontested election....

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Central Asia

Year 2020 in Review: Kazakhstan Struggling With Structural Reform Amid COVID-19 Crisis

01.26.2021 George Voloshin

As in much of the rest of the world, the year 2020 in Kazakhstan was dominated by the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, which to...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Central Asia

Third Regime Change in Fifteen Years Upends Kyrgyzstani Politics (Part Two)

10.27.2020 George Voloshin

*To read Part One, please click here. Since his election by Kyrgyzstan’s parliament to the post of caretaker prime minister on October 10 and subsequent...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Central Asia