Ebook: Kazakhstan: the road to independence. Energy policy and the birth of a nation

Washington: Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program – A Joint Transatlantic Research and Policy Center, 2008. — 287 p. ISBN: 978-91-85937-36-3"Kazakhstan: the road to independence" is a monograph published by the Central Asia Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program Joint Center. The Joint Center is a transatlantic independent research and policycenter. It has offices in Washington and Stockholm and is affiliated with the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University and the Stockholm-based Institute for Security and Development Policy. It is the first institution ofits kind in Europe and North America, and is firmly established as a leading research and policy center, serving a large and diverse community of analysts, scholars, policy-watchers, business leaders, and journalists. The Joint Center is at the forefront of research on issues of conflict, security, and development in the region. Through its applied research, publications, research cooperation, public lectures, and seminars, it functions as a focal point for academic, policy, and public discussion regarding the region.