How Kazakhstan's Unrest Threatens America's Interests

Published: Jan. 12, 2022, 8 a.m.

It\u2019s a country few Americans have heard of, but Kazakhstan is going through political unrest that should make everyone sit up and take notice. With Russians on the doorstep and a bevy of strategic resources on the line, there\u2019s a lot at stake.\n"[Kazakhstan] has about 40% of the world's uranium. It has lots of oil and gas and big U.S. companies like Chevron are deeply involved in Kazakhstan," explains Luke Coffey, director of the Allison Center for Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation.\nCoffey joins the "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss why Kazakh unrest matters to the U.S., and what we should be doing about it.\nWe also cover these stories:\xa0\n\nPresident Joe Biden says if Senate Democrats don\u2019t get their way on voting legislation, the filibuster needs to end.\n\nDr. Anthony Fauci clashes again with Sen. Rand Paul as Fauci accuses him of endangering his life by criticizing him.\n\nSen. Mitch McConnell says there will be consequences if Senate Democrats change the filibuster.\n\n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.