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...Within the country, the tension between the surging economy and stagnant politics is palpable. Nazarbayev, popularly referred to as "Papa," has used his unlimited powers to pursue liberal economic reforms with vigor, and maintains that economic growth and stability come ahead of political freedoms. Yet a political system that trumpets its commitment to development has grown too rigid to accommodate the very success it helped create. "Our main problem is our political system that hinges on one man," soberly admits Dariga Nazarbayeva, the eldest of Nazarbayev's three daughters, a Member of Parliament and a major influence in Kazakhstani politics...
...Papa remains firmly in charge, and has little incentive to change. Might Bush give him a lecture in democracy this week? An administration official insists that the White House wants Kazakhstan to "accelerate itself down the path of democracy." But Nazarbayev seems more interested in the prestige value of his meeting. "We're now a key ally of the United States in Central Asia," said Nazarbayev in 2004, when Bush sent him a letter of gratitude for "Kazakhstan's continued assistance in the war on terror." Kazakhstan's abundant oil, political stability, and a foreign policy friendly to the West...
...political institutions and bogus elections; and rampant corruption, including a $78 million kickbacks-for-oil-rights case that has been pending in the U.S. courts for more than three years. Within the country, the tension between the surging economy and stagnant politics is palpable. Nazarbayev, popularly referred to as "Papa," has used his unlimited powers to pursue liberal economic reforms with vigor, and maintains that economic growth and stability come ahead of political freedoms. Yet a political system that trumpets its commitment to development has grown too rigid to accommodate the very success it helped create. "Our main problem...
...repercussions, even according to the President's own daughter. "Launching a more sophisticated and competitive economy requires a much freer political system," concludes Dariga Nazarbayeva. Without it, Kazakhstan will remain, for all its achievements, a raw-materials export economy, shored up by high oil prices. For now, Papa remains firmly in charge, and has little incentive to change. Might Bush give him a lecture in democracy this week? An administration official insists that the White House wants Kazakhstan to "accelerate itself down the path of democracy." But Nazarbayev seems more interested in the prestige value of his meeting...
Nevertheless, Einstein's triumph was tempered by his continued struggles with Hans Albert. The boy told a family friend that he wanted to spend the entire Christmas vacation hiking with his father, but he wrote a chilly letter to his father indicating the opposite: Dear Papa, I will come over New Year's, i.e., from the 31st to 2nd. I don't want to stay longer because Christmas is nicest at home. Besides, I got skis and would like to learn how to use them with my colleagues. The ski equipment costs about 70 francs, and Mama bought them...