Paolo Sorbello (@paolobottleneck) 's Twitter Profile
Paolo Sorbello

@paolobottleneck

Journalist & researcher in Almaty 〰️ English-lang editor @vlastkz 〰️ PhD @UofGlasgow 〰️ anything sensitive? baursak✉️tuta.io

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Everyone knew it, but allow us to show you in detail just how discriminated the vast majority of oil workers in #Kazakhstan are – with Dmitriy for Власть vlast.kz/english/63201-…

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Here we with Paolo Sorbello explicitly show how the mechanics of labor cost optimization and payment discrimination that transnational corporations stick to is arranged. In our case it’s an oil giant TCO, major shareholder of which is Chevron vlast.kz/english/63201-…

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A passenger plane en route from Baku to Grozny crashed near Aktau #breakingnews - follow for updates vlast.kz/english/63225-…

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#BreakingNews: 🚨Azerbaijani government sources have exclusively confirmed to Euronews on Thursday that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Aktau on Wednesday.

#BreakingNews: 🚨Azerbaijani government sources have exclusively confirmed to Euronews on Thursday that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Aktau on Wednesday.
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Behind the positive numbers, lies the harsh reality that GDP growth doesn't necessarily mean income growth in #Kazakhstan - Dmitriy with a review of 2024 at Власть vlast.kz/english/63323-…

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🇰🇿In his first interview of 2025, Kazakhstan's president Tokayev highlighted several key moments impacting both foreign and domestic affairs. 🧵 akorda.kz/ru/kasym-zhoma…

🇰🇿In his first interview of 2025, Kazakhstan's president Tokayev highlighted several key moments impacting both foreign and domestic affairs.
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Growing xenophobia, bureaucratic hurdles, and pressure to enlist have driven #Uzbekistan’s labor migrants away from Russia. Now, there could be new destinations in sight. [EN] vlast.kz/english/63364-… [RU] vlast.kz/obsshestvo/633…

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At Власть we just reposted a story by Global Voices's Nurbek Bekmurzaev on #Mongolia's decision to postpone a free trade deal with the Eurasian Economic Union, ICYMI vlast.kz/english/63378-…

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Wrote up a piece on the consequences of the drone attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, especially for #Kazakhstan’s oil exports. For The Diplomat thediplomat.com/2025/02/ukrain…

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Hello, #CentralAsia / #EasternEurope / #Caucasus / #Balkans! Fellows at Transitions magazine are looking for those who lost funding following the #USAID + suspension. If you have a moment for them (also RT welcomed): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

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It takes a huge amount of courage from Mariam Nikuradze and the team to talk about their funding challenge openly. OC Media has long stood out for their fearless and exceptional coverage of the North AND South Caucasus. Join me in supporting them *now*.

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With comments from Paolo Sorbello Конкуренты или партнеры? Как Казахстан теряет, а Узбекистан наращивает зарубежные инвестиции rus.azattyq.org/a/konkurenty-i…

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While it is interesting to see bilateral and multilateral meetings between Italy and Central Asia, it’s important to do a reality check to balance out hopes and promises. My latest for The Diplomat. thediplomat.com/2025/06/italys…

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At the Astana International Forum, Власть (Власть) spoke with IRENA 's Gurbuz Gonul about the challenges and opportunities in the renewable energy sector of Central Asia. vlast.kz/english/65245-…

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(un)surprisingly, #Russia's #Rosatom was picked to build #Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant today. Read more here: vlast.kz/english/65338-…