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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.

By Julia Vassileva

Julia Vassileva holds an MPhil in International relations from the University of Oxford, a law degree from the University of Vienna, and an MA in EU International relations and Diplomacy studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, with a research focus on peace mediation and foreign policy.

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