Kazakhstan's glass of democracy - "half or three-quarters full"

    By Joanna Lillis     Following last year’s crackdown on Kazakhstan’s media and opposition, many have wondered what political course President Nursultan Nazarbayev is steering.     Today, Nazarbayev delivered his response: Kazakhstan is firmly set on becoming a Western-style democracy, he said – but it will take time.     “We believe that the democracy and freedom...