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The article discusses the Kazakhstan's unprecedented land protests that was only the First wave of discontent. Topics include the impact of decreased oil prices in Kazakhstan's economy; the government design regarding land reform; and public criticism of the government which spread across the country.

The article focuses on the plan of the Kazakh government to fight terrorism and extremism in the country to address the increasing number Kazakhs involved in the Islamic State. Topics include the implication of the economic difficulty in Kazakhstan, the risk of political destabilisation and insecurity due to the uncertainty in the succession of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, and the important role of religious dialogue and rehabilitation of former jihadists in fighting terrorism.

The article reports on the establishment of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank in Kazakhstan. The LEU fuel bank is being set up under a Host State Agreement signed by the Kazakhstan government and the IAEA on August 27, 2015. The LEU Bank is an assurance of supply mechanism of last resort in case an eligible IAEA member state cannot obtain LEU in the world commercial market.

The article looks at interlocking economic and political challenges facing the regime of President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan in 2015. It highlights the effect of the decline in hydrocarbon exports on the economy. The country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to drop due to its low projected industrial output. Also discussed is the impact of Russia's annexation of Crimea, Ukraine, on Kazakhstan.

The article focuses on the political condition in Kazakhstan as of February 2012. It states that no one anticipates an Arab Spring-style wave of unrest for Kazakhstan or a middle-class protest movement seen in Russia. Human rights advocates and opposition journalists fear the fragility of the system in the event of the death of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Kazakhstan's political system has reportedly failed to keep pace while it is building itself into a natural resource powerhouse.

Letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including “The Way Out of Afghanistan," by Fareed Zakaria in the September 21 2009 issue and "Beware of Big Ideas: Newly Nervous Post-Soviet States Crack Down on Western Schools" in the August 10 and 17, 2009 issues.

A correction is presented for the article "Beware of Big Ideas: Newly Nervous Post-Soviet States Crack Down on Western Schools" that was published in the August 10 and 17, 2009 issues of this periodical.

The article reports that U.S. Senator Joe Biden sent a letter to Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to express his concern about the slow transition of Kazakhstan towards transparent democracy. According to Alan Hoffman, the chief of staff of Biden, the letter also tackled the issue that the Kazakh government is interfering with the creation of new political parties, particularly the Atameken Party. Nazarbayev has been the president of the country since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Focuses on Rakhat Aliev, the chief collector of taxes and tariffs in Kazakhstan. His efforts to stop tax evasion in the former Soviet Union; Methods that he uses; Fiscal problems in the government; Warnings from economists that chronic nonpayment of taxes is a growing threat to national stability. INSET: Death by execution.

Focuses on Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan. Expectation that he will win the national election in January 1999; The court decision that disqualified the challenger and former prime minister Akezhan Kazhegeldin; How the United States regards Nazarbayev as a pro-Western thinker; Effect of low oil prices on the country and political celebrations.

Focuses on Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan. Expectation that he will win the national election in January 1999; The court decision that disqualified the challenger and former prime minister Akezhan Kazhegeldin; How the United States regards Nazarbayev as a pro-Western thinker; Effect of low oil prices on the country and political celebrations.