Leaked US Briefs Unveil Kazakhstan Secrets

摘要

A series of classified documents released by WikiLeaks has provided a detailed snap- shot of how US diplomats view the internal power struggles between Kazakhstan's gov- ernment and the country's oil industry. The central figure emerging through the pages of the leaked documents is Maksat Idenov, a former senior executive with state oil and gas firm Kazmunaigas (KMG) who now sits as the second-in-command of the country's newly created oil ministry (IOD May5,p8). Idenov's resume includes a degree from Harvard, as well as a stint as a regional vice president with Royal Dutch Shell a few