Silverstein, Ken,
The Politics of Petroleum: Oil Adds Sheen to Kazakh Regime. Ken Silverstein. - Los Angeles Times, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 73, Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: The Politics of Petroleum: Oil Adds Sheen to Kazakh Regime, May 12, 2004; pp. A1+.
"Some of Washington's top political consultants traveled to this city [Almaty, Kazakhstan] in the summer of 1998 to huddle with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Their daunting mission: Convince the world that his oil-rich, authoritarian regime was actually a budding democracy." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article discusses the "high-powered, high-priced lobbying campaign that seized on America's need for oil to win U.S. support for a government with a penchant for shuttering newspapers and manipulating elections."
1522-3205;
Human rights--Kazakhstan
Petroleum industry and trade--Kazakhstan
Petroleum reserves
Public relations and politics
Developing countries--Economic conditions
Kazakhstan--Industries
Kazakhstan--Politics and government
U.S.--Foreign relations--Kazakhstan
AC1.S5
050
The Politics of Petroleum: Oil Adds Sheen to Kazakh Regime. Ken Silverstein. - Los Angeles Times, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 73, Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: The Politics of Petroleum: Oil Adds Sheen to Kazakh Regime, May 12, 2004; pp. A1+.
"Some of Washington's top political consultants traveled to this city [Almaty, Kazakhstan] in the summer of 1998 to huddle with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Their daunting mission: Convince the world that his oil-rich, authoritarian regime was actually a budding democracy." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article discusses the "high-powered, high-priced lobbying campaign that seized on America's need for oil to win U.S. support for a government with a penchant for shuttering newspapers and manipulating elections."
1522-3205;
Human rights--Kazakhstan
Petroleum industry and trade--Kazakhstan
Petroleum reserves
Public relations and politics
Developing countries--Economic conditions
Kazakhstan--Industries
Kazakhstan--Politics and government
U.S.--Foreign relations--Kazakhstan
AC1.S5
050