Dr. Paolo Sorbello is a researcher and journalist living in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
He works as a journalist for several newpapers and is a Research Fellow working on “Il Kazakhstan: la costruzione di un’identità nazionale tra mondo islamico, Russia e Cina” at the Marco Polo Center of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Previously, he completed his PhD at the University of Glasgow on Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies.
In the webinar with Peace for Asia, Dr Sorbello discussed the current situation and recent developments in Kazakhstan.
Furthermore, he told Peace for Asia more about the civil society in Kazakhstan, how it is organised and the form of leadership it has. He also discussed the nature of political opposition in the country and outlined the political opposition and its formations.
Lastly, Dr Sorbello looked at the broader geopolitical picture, responding to the question whether Kazakhstan is ‘a theatre of great power rivalry’. He commented on how to gauge the interests of Russia, China and US in the region.
Economic activity in Kazakhstan is projected to recover to its pre-pandemic level by end-2021, with growth of 3.2–3.7% in 2021 and 3.7% in 2022.
This chapter describes sustainable infrastructure planning in Kazakhstan and presents current trends in investment in large-scale infrastructure projects.
To know more: https://peaceforasia.org/trends-in-kazakhstan/