Kazakhstan Protests: Why They Started And What Comes Next
For the last week, massive protests have swept across the large Central Asian country of Kazakhstan.\xa0 The spark was a decision by the government to increase fuel prices in the country, which is a major fuel producer.\xa0 But as my guests today explain, though the fuel price hike was the proximate cause of the protests, they are rooted in deep and widespread disaffection with Kazakhstan's ruling class.\xa0
Three Kazakstan political and security experts contribute to this episode:\xa0
Dr. Erica Marat, a professor at the National Defense University in Washington, DC.\xa0
Dr. Diana T. Kudaibergenova, a professor at the University of Cambridge\xa0
Dr. Jen Brick Murtazashvili a professor at the University of Pittsburgh
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