- President Tokayev seeks to "maintain continuity" yet nonetheless calls for "systemic reforms." He appears to mean both.
- In the effort to engage society more deeply in governance, Kazakhstan will institute and seek to manage reforms from above.
- In continuing the principle of balance in its foreign policy, which Tokayev invented two decades ago, Kazakhstan will seek increased engagement and investment from the West.
Cameroon ends road project, alleging Chinese incompetence;
Russia threatens wood export ban to China;
PLA expands ties with North Korean military...;
...and Pakistan's armed forces;
Shandong U apologies for controversial "buddy program"
On August 29th, Iran attempted to put its newest commercial satellite, the Nahid-1, into orbit from a test range in the country's north.
Israel’s Syria campaign has demonstrated that, despite their best efforts, Iran and its proxies “have no deterrence whatsoever” against Israel. But this may not last.
Russia's widening stake in Syria;
Forest fires strain federal budget;
No exposure warnin, Nyonoksa victim doctors claim;
Floating nuclear power station sets sail;
Whelan detention extended;
Officials belatedly come clean in missile test disaster