Berikbol Dukeyev, a native of Kazakhstan, completed his PhD in Politics and International Relations from the Australian National University (ANU) in 2022. His research interest includes intersections of politics, society, and security. His publications have appeared at the Jamestown Foundation, the Diplomat, and OpenDemocracy. Previously, he was a Sessional Academic at ANU, a Central Asia Fellow at George Washington University, and a Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
China is expanding its engagement in Central Asia. But in Kazakhstan’s history classrooms, official textbooks leave many teachers and students with more questions than answers about their powerful neighbor.
