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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Gulbanu Mukhamejanova. Iran-US relations: present status and prospects for the future
Gulbanu Mukhamejanova. Iran-US relations: present status and prospects for the future

The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) is a key geo-political figure in the Middle East, which plays an important role in stabilizing the world order, and in the military and political settlement in the region. Iran’s geographical location allows it to be in the epicenter of overlapping strategic geopolitical objectives and ambitions of global and regional forces. The situation in the Middle East can be best described as the widening gap between Shiite Iran and Sunni Persian Gulf, and the relations with the West are undergoing a long-term persistent antagonism and confrontation.

Maral Kalieva. Social aspects of developing Kazakhstan’s youth policy
Maral Kalieva. Social aspects of developing Kazakhstan’s youth policy

Young generation has an important place in the life of Kazakhstani society.  As an independent and actual group of population, youth performs certain social functions.  Youth inherits up-to- date practical experience of developing the society and state, determines the vision of country’s future, and takes responsibility for her stability under the conditions of globalization and market transformations.  Youth is one of the main participators of socio-political processes; it has its own innovative potential, its goals and interests. State youth policy is intended to be one of the system resources for realization of Strategy “Kazakhstan-2050” [1].

Maxim Kaznacheyev. Future development of party system of Kazakhstan
Maxim Kaznacheyev. Future development of party system of Kazakhstan

After early parliamentary election in March, 2016, the party system of Kazakhstan began to develop under new conditions. Last election for Majilis allowed: to form multiparty parliament officially; to withdraw radical opposition from the format of legitimized public policy; to reform and rejuvenate the deputy corps of Majilis. At the same time, the election did not resolve several key issues of public policy: parliamentary representation does not have all intraelite groups and this reduces the significance of public policy sector in general; pro-government party-outsiders continue to exist in a vague format; criticism of international organizations regarding the compliance of electoral process to democratic standards is not withdrawn.