Inflection EP28: Kazakhstan Crisis Made in USA

Violence ripped through Kazakhstan in what was clearly a US-sponsored color revolution.

We take a look at the evidence of US interference in Kazakhstan’s internal political affairs, the Western media’s coverage of the unrest, and what Russia’s response means for future instability in the region (Central Asia) and around the world.

References:

BBC – Kazakhstan unrest: Internet returns to Almaty following a five day outage:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-5…

RAND Corporation – Overextending and Unbalancing Russia (2019):
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_br…

New Eastern Outlook – Europe Has no Freedom But to Choose “Freedom Gas” (2019):
https://journal-neo.org/2019/06/06/eu…

US Embassy and Consulate, Kazakhstan – Demonstration Alert: U.S. Mission Kazakhstan December 16, 2021:
https://kz.usembassy.gov/demonstratio…

TASS – Fugitive banker calls himself leader of protests in Kazakhstan – agency:
https://tass.com/world/1384807?s=09

ABC Australia – Kazakhstan officer beheaded, protesters killed as government offices are targeted amid unrest:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-0…

Eurasianet – Kazakhstan: Sinophobic sentiments trigger fresh rallies (2019):
https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-sin…

NED – Kazakhstan 2020: https://www.ned.org/region/eurasia/ka…

NED-funded Orgs Called “Independent”

CPJ – Kazakh police detain, harass editor of independent weekly Uralskaya Nedelya:
https://cpj.org/2021/02/kazakh-police…

Eurasianet – Kazakhstan: Feisty newspaper rages against the dying of the light:
https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-fei…

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – Kazakh Journalists, Activists Summoned Ahead Of Protest:
https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-jo…

Frontline Defenders – KAZAKHSTAN INTERNATIONAL BUREAU FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW (KIBHR):
https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en…

Freedom House – Kazakhstan: Government Suspends Key Human Rights Organizations:
https://freedomhouse.org/article/kaza…

NED-funded Groups Leading Protests

Eurasianet – Kazakhstan: Waking up to reform:
https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-wak…

Democracy & Parties – Winter School 2020:
https://democracyandparties.com/odihr…

LPRC – Partners (archived):
http://web.archive.org/web/2017102219…

Eurasianet – About (US/UK government and Open Society funded):
https://eurasianet.org/about

RFE/RL – Kazakhs Mark 50th Anniversary Of Gulag’s Official Closure:
https://www.rferl.org/a/Kazakhs_Mark_…

Wikileaks – KAZAKHSTANI YOUTH MOVEMENT FINDS INSPIRATION IN ORANGE REVOLUTION (2005):
https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/05…

Guardian – US campaign behind the turmoil in Kiev (2004):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/200…

NYT – Who Really Brought Down Milosevic? (2000):
https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/26/ma…