Kazakhstan: The Road to Independence (Energy Policy and the Birth of a Nation)

Monograph published by the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program Joint Center. The Joint Center is a transatlantic independent research and policy center. It has offices in Washington and Stockholm and is affiliated with the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University and the Stockholm-based Institute for Security and
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firmly established as a leading research and policy center, serving a large and diverse
community of analysts, scholars, policy-watchers, business leaders, and journalists. The Joint
Center is at the forefront of research on issues of conflict, security, and development in the
region. Through its applied research, publications, research cooperation, public lectures, and
seminars, it functions as a focal point for academic, policy, and public discussion regarding the
region.