The Astana Club is a global issues dialogue platform based on Chatham House rules and convened by Nursultan Nazarbayev.[1]

Astana Club
Formation9 November 2015
FounderNursultan Nazarbayev
Founded atAstana, Kazakhstan
TypeThink tank
HeadquartersNur-Sultan
FieldsForeign policy
Security policy
Economic policy
Eurasia
Official language
Kazakh, English, Russian
AffiliationsCarnegie Endowment
Chatham House
Russian Council for International Affairs
Websiteastanaclub.kz

The club has partnered with international think tanks the Institute of World Economy and Politics, the Carnegie Endowment, the German Council on Foreign Relations, the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, and the Russian International Affairs Council.[2]

Club participants include scholars, businesspersons and former members of the U.S. Congress.[3]

The Astana Club inaugural meeting was keynoted by OSCE PA Secretary General Spencer Oliver.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Kazakh President addresses global issues in Astana Club speech". The Astana Times.
  2. ^ "About the Astana Club". Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  3. ^ "Astana Club Participants". Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  4. ^ "In Astana, Oliver addresses OSCE's role in Eurasia, meets with Chairman of Kazakhstan's Senate Kassym-Jomart Tokayev". OSCE. Archived from the original on 2017-11-18. Retrieved 2017-11-17.