Theo Casablanca Theo Casablanca is a blogger who lives in Brasília. Most Recent The UN at 80 Meets a World on Edge Theo Casablanca In Astana, the Politics of Faith Meets the Pursuit of Peace Theo Casablanca 09.26.25 Radio Free Europe’s Fading Signal—and the Fight to Keep It Alive Theo Casablanca 09.14.25 Kazakhstan’s Reforms Welcomed by European Parliamentarians in New Declaration Theo Casablanca 06.09.25 Transparency School 2025: A Global Bootcamp for Accountability Advocates Theo Casablanca 05.28.25 Central Asia Emerges as a Lifeline for Afghan Women Theo Casablanca 05.10.25 Russian Aggression in Ukraine: Kyrgyz Bank Sues Belgian NGO for Defamation Theo Casablanca 03.21.25 Space has Become a Trash Dump and That’s a Problem Theo Casablanca 03.04.25 Kazakhstan and the U.S.: Evolving Trade and Diplomatic Ties Theo Casablanca 01.25.25 What Lies Beyond ‘Dobbs’ in the Trump Era? Theo Casablanca and A. David Lewis 11.14.24 How Bankruptcy Shields Big Pharma Theo Casablanca 09.12.24 Why the UK Needs to Abandon Draconian Drug Laws Theo Casablanca 08.13.24 Gun Violence: Enacting Optimal Policy Interventions Theo Casablanca 06.22.24 The State of Women’s Rights and LGBTQ+ Equality in Kazakhstan Theo Casablanca 05.21.24 Examining Allegations of Genocide in Gaza Theo Casablanca 05.11.24 Why it’s Time to Retire the Jackson-Vanik Amendment Theo Casablanca 05.06.24 Navigating New Horizons: Beijing’s Quest for European Access Amidst Global Tumult Theo Casablanca 03.30.24 Kazakhstan’s Diplomatic Acumen in Steering the SCO: Charting the Course of Eurasian Cooperation Theo Casablanca 03.27.24 The Nuclear Question in Uzbekistan: Progress or Peril for the Region? Theo Casablanca 03.12.24 1 2 » Latest Articles 1 Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan—and the Quiet Revolt of Afghan Women by Scott Douglas Jacobsen 2 The Quiet Rewriting of Zambia’s Democracy by Aaron Ng'ambi and Richard Elsen 3 Taliban’s Strategy to Indoctrinate Afghan Youth by Patrick Austin 4 Confusion at NATO: Rutte, Russia and Delusions about Trump by Binoy Kampmark 5 An Incoherent White House Faces a Clear Moral Case in Venezuela by Harrison Griffiths