Nazarbayev Our Friend The Dictator

Author : Viktor Khrapunov
Publisher : ibidem-Verlag / ibidem Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9783838268071

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Nazarbayev – Our Friend the Dictator by Viktor Khrapunov Pdf

"Like David, I am battling against a Goliath that has almost immeasurable means and powerful allies. I don't think I can win, I just want to be heard. No dictatorship lasts forever, and if my contribution can sooner or later bring about its downfall, then I will have achieved what I set out to do." The man waging this unequal war is Viktor Khrapunov. He used to be mayor of Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, and the country's Energy Minister before he was forced into exile. From Switzerland, where he now lives with his family, he brings charges against the rule of Nursultan Nazarbayev, which will soon reach its twenty-fifth year. Nazarbayev, initially welcomed as a young, dynamic president, has become a reckless and unpredictable dictator over the years. From the abusive privatization of the country's mineral resources and thriving corruption to personal intrigues and the stone-cold elimination of political opponents—Khrapunov's account of the criminal wheeling and dealing of this self-styled 'ruler of the nation' tells it how it is. Based on Khrapunov's insider knowledge from the hallways of global power, his story is also a revelation of Western apathy towards a brutal dictatorial regime. This gripping autobiographical narrative helps the reader understand how Kazakhstan has developed politically from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the modern day, and how it can blossom into a democratic state.

Author : Viktor Khrapunov
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 383820767X

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Nazarbayev - Our Friend the Dictator by Viktor Khrapunov Pdf

"Like David, I am battling against a Goliath that has almost immeasurable means and powerful allies. I don't think I can win, I just want to be heard. No dictatorship lasts forever, and if my contribution can sooner or later bring about its downfall, then I will have achieved what I set out to do." The man waging this unequal war is Viktor Khrapunov. He used to be mayor of Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, and the country's Energy Minister before he was forced into exile. From Switzerland, where he now lives with his family, he brings charges against the rule of Nursultan Nazarbayev, which will soon reach its twenty-fifth year. Nazarbayev, initially welcomed as a young, dynamic president, has become a reckless and unpredictable dictator over the years. From the abusive privatization of the country's mineral resources and thriving corruption to personal intrigues and the stone-cold elimination of political opponentsâKhrapunov's account of the criminal wheeling and dealing of this self-styled 'ruler of the nation' tells it how it is. Based on Khrapunov's insider knowledge from the hallways of global power, his story is also a revelation of Western apathy towards a brutal dictatorial regime. This gripping autobiographical narrative helps the reader understand how Kazakhstan has developed politically from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the modern day, and how it can blossom into a democratic state.

Author : Dmitry V. Shlapentokh
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000965650

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The Creation of Kazakh National Identity by Dmitry V. Shlapentokh Pdf

This monograph utilizes three theoretical models to explain Kazakhstan’s emergence as an independent state and its changing relationships with the broader world, particularly Russia, since the beginning of the twentieth century. The book first explores the construction of Kazakh national identity and the ways in which intellectuals appealed to history to substantiate their claims about Kazakhstan’s future. Secondly, the narrative demonstrates that not all segments of totalitarian machinery work in unison. While terror reached its peak in the 1930s, cultural and ideological control was not as rigid as it would become in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Most importantly, the work is grounded in the study of the social universe. The book introduces the notion of “cosmos,” the peculiar connections between social, economic, and political forces. While not necessarily directly dependent on each other, they nevertheless created a unique interplay among the segments of societal structures and the state’s relationship with the wider universe. Taking this framework as the point of departure, this research analyzes Kazakhstan’s “multi-vectorism” as uniquely fit to contemporary global arrangements, when no global power dominates, and the lines between friend and foe are blurred. This compelling approach to Kazakhstan’s history will appeal to postgraduate students and scholars in Russian history and world history.

Author : Alexander A. Cooley,John Heathershaw
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300222098

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Dictators Without Borders by Alexander A. Cooley,John Heathershaw Pdf

A penetrating look into the unrecognized and unregulated links between autocratic regimes in Central Asia and centers of power and wealth throughout the West Weak, corrupt, and politically unstable, the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan are dismissed as isolated and irrelevant to the outside world. But are they? This hard-hitting book argues that Central Asia is in reality a globalization leader with extensive involvement in economics, politics and security dynamics beyond its borders. Yet Central Asia’s international activities are mostly hidden from view, with disturbing implications for world security. Based on years of research and involvement in the region, Alexander Cooley and John Heathershaw reveal how business networks, elite bank accounts, overseas courts, third-party brokers, and Western lawyers connect Central Asia’s supposedly isolated leaders with global power centers. The authors also uncover widespread Western participation in money laundering, bribery, foreign lobbying by autocratic governments, and the exploiting of legal loopholes within Central Asia. Riveting and important, this book exposes the global connections of a troubled region that must no longer be ignored.

Author : Makhmūt Qasymbekov,Ronan Loughney
Publisher : Stacey International
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Kazakhstan
ISBN : 190902239X

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Nursultan Nazarbayev by Makhmūt Qasymbekov,Ronan Loughney Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0995728178

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Father of the Nation by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nursultan Nazarbaev
Publisher : Stacey International Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1905299613

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The Kazakhstan Way by Nursultan Nazarbaev Pdf

The ninth biggest country in the world, Kazakhstan stretches from Europe to China, supplying from vast resources its petroleum and gas by pipeline to Western and world markets via the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, and simultaneously by direct pipeline to China. Economically, politically and socially Kazakhstan is increasingly seen as an exemplar of prosperity, sound management, national - albeit ethnically diverse - cohesion, and international sagacity befitting its pivotal geo-political position. Born into a family of transhumant herders of eastern Kazakhstan in July 1940, Nursultan Nazarbayev is now the President of Kazakhstan.

Author : James M. Goldgeier,Michael McFaul
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2003-10-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 081579617X

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Power and Purpose by James M. Goldgeier,Michael McFaul Pdf

Russia, once seen as America's greatest adversary, is now viewed by the United States as a potential partner. This book traces the evolution of American foreign policy toward the Soviet Union, and later Russia, during the tumultuous and uncertain period following the end of the cold war. It examines how American policymakers—particularly in the executive branch—coped with the opportunities and challenges presented by the new Russia. Drawing on extensive interviews with senior U.S. and Russian officials, the authors explain George H. W. Bush's response to the dramatic coup of August 1991 and the Soviet breakup several months later, examine Bill Clinton's efforts to assist Russia's transformation and integration, and analyze George W. Bush's policy toward Russia as September 11 and the war in Iraq transformed international politics. Throughout, the book focuses on the benefits and perils of America's efforts to promote democracy and markets in Russia as well as reorient Russia from security threat to security ally. Understanding how three U.S. administrations dealt with these critical policy questions is vital in assessing not only America's Russia policy, but also efforts that might help to transform and integrate other former adversaries in the future.

Author : Francis Beckett, David Hencke & Nick Kochan
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781786062215

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Blair Inc - The Power, The Money, The Scandals by Francis Beckett, David Hencke & Nick Kochan Pdf

THE STORY BEGINS ON 27 JUNE 2007. THAT WAS THE DAY TONY BLAIR OFFICIALLY RESIGNED AS PRIME MINISTER, WAS APPOINTED MIDDLE EAST PEACE ENVOY, AND SET ABOUT MAKING HIMSELF SERIOUSLY RICH. Since leaving office in 2007, the empire of Tony Blair has grown exponentially. As a businessman he has been unprecedentedly successful for a former public servant, with a large property portfolio and an estimated £80 million of earnings accrued in just a few short years. But how has he managed to achieve this? Being an ex-Prime Minister comes with certain advantages, and besides his excellent state pension and twenty-four-hour security team, Blair enjoys the best contacts that money can buy – as do those willing to pay him for access to those contacts. Consequently, Tony Blair Associates' clients can be found around the world, and include the controversial presidents of Kazakhstan and Burma. There is also Blair's role as special envoy in the Middle East. While his record as a peacemaker is in doubt, the position has brought him into contact with a variety of oil-rich potentates in the region who now number among his most profitable clients. Blair Inc.: The Wars, the Money, the Scandals takes a close look at the complex financial structures in Blair's world. From the many layers of tax liability to the multiple conflicts of interest produced by his increasing web of relationships, this book exposes the private dealings of this very public figure.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000061497870

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A Review of the State Department's 2006 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight Pdf

Author : Jack A. Jarmon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781538121610

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The New Era in U.S. National Security by Jack A. Jarmon Pdf

The purpose of The New Era in U.S. National Security: Challenges of the Information Age is to make its readers aware of how the tensions between opposing forces from above and below influence world events and shape U.S. national security institutions. The debt trap now being experienced by the developing world has unleashed global migration on a mass scale. In a world where market forces are politically unaccountable, crime will prosper, and its linkage to organizing social structures is organic. The nexus between corrupt politicians, transnational business, and cross-border crime pulls tighter. Meanwhile, the structures of global governance are immature. Differences of agreement over international norms and controls regarding the use of the Internet, and the laws pertaining to the deployment of cyber weapons are illusive - if not insurmountable. The chasm between the rich and poor is widening and deepening. Hostilities continue mount. In this book, Jack A. Jarmon offers a survey of the altering landscape of warfare and competition. Using recent events and documented experiences as examples, it reveals truths about the threat from criminals, terrorists, hostile governments, and internal vulnerabilities. The nation’s exposure invites attack with every hour. Rather than an abstract threat, these unseen and unreported assaults land blows to our information networks, infrastructure, quality of life, and democratic system.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1424 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Law
ISBN : OSU:32437122631274

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Graham
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781665712651

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Democrazy Version 2020 by Elizabeth Graham Pdf

THE ONE BOOK YOU NEED TO READ IN 2022. A WARNING TO ALL U.S. CITIZENS. Find out how Donald J. Trump used a dictator’s playbook in his efforts to turn our democracy into a totalitarian country – led by one man. This book explains why our democracy is still not safe. Brain-washing was developed in totalitarian countries, was used extensively by Hitler to convert a peaceful society into hateful, violent, ethnic-cleansing assassins. Putin lived and worked in Germany for many years as a Russian spy and learned brain-washing as well as other spying skills – how to hook or bribe unsuspected victims by using loans or favors. These same type of brain-washing techniques were surprisingly used by Trump in the United States by repeating hateful lies over and over. In the year 2020, violence and murders increased by 30% and there were over 7,700 hate crimes – more than ever before in the history of the U.S. No elected member of the Russian DUMA votes against President Putin because they fear for their lives or for their family’s wellbeing. The entire elected U.S. Senate Republicans from 2016 to 2020 agreed with former President Trump on all issues. This is a dictatorship and not a democracy when a leader rules a country by instilling fear in elected officials so they consistently do as he wishes. One U.S. Republican Senator who voted to impeach Trump now has 24-hour protection, fears for his family’s safety, and will not run for re-election – this comparison cannot be ignored. Trump sold his soul – and our country – to the devil when he did business with or borrowed money from a long list of ruthless Russian business men – who ALL work for Putin. It “appears” that his desperate need for money or his massive ignorance about business with Russians probably resulted in a very typical Russian spy trap. Trump was probably hooked and blackmailed - therefore he created the “big lie”, perhaps used a group called Psy-Group to secretly social market this disinformation, and then instigated an attack on our Capitol in an attempt to overthrow the 2020 election. He was desperate. The presidency and control of our democracy was potentially his one and only safety net. For almost twenty-five years, I lived and worked in the former Soviet Union, then Russia, Central Asia and a long list of other communist or dictatorship countries. I have firsthand experience with how Russia operates and their daily infiltration of the United States – who Putin blames for the downfall of the Soviet Union. The Cold War never ended in the mind of Vladimir Putin.

Author : Bruce Bueno de Mesquita,Alastair Smith
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781610390453

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The Dictator's Handbook by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita,Alastair Smith Pdf

A groundbreaking new theory of the real rules of politics: leaders do whatever keeps them in power, regardless of the national interest. As featured on the viral video Rules for Rulers, which has been viewed over 3 million times. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith's canonical book on political science turned conventional wisdom on its head. They started from a single assertion: Leaders do whatever keeps them in power. They don't care about the "national interest"-or even their subjects-unless they have to. This clever and accessible book shows that democracy is essentially just a convenient fiction. Governments do not differ in kind but only in the number of essential supporters, or backs that need scratching. The size of this group determines almost everything about politics: what leaders can get away with, and the quality of life or misery under them. The picture the authors paint is not pretty. But it just may be the truth, which is a good starting point for anyone seeking to improve human governance.

Author : Andrey Kurkov
Publisher : Random House
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781473520479

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Ukraine Diaries by Andrey Kurkov Pdf

-16°C, sunlight, silence. I drove the children to school, then went to see the revolution. I walked between the tents. Talked with revolutionaries. They were weary today. The air was thick with the smell of old campfires. Ukraine Diaries is acclaimed writer Andrey Kurkov’s first-hand account of the ongoing crisis in his country. From his flat in Kiev, just five hundred yards from Independence Square, Kurkov can smell the burning barricades and hear the sounds of grenades and gunshot. Kurkov’s diaries begin on the first day of the pro-European protests in November, and describe the violent clashes in the Maidan, the impeachment of Yanukovcyh, Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the separatist uprisings in the east of Ukraine. Going beyond the headlines, they give vivid insight into what it’s like to live through – and try to make sense of – times of intense political unrest.