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Jeffrey Hallock

PhD candidate at American University's School of International Service

American University's School of International Service

Jeffrey Hallock is a PhD candidate at American University's School of International Service

January 12, 2023

Here's why the world's current wave of protests is differentRethinking the Economy
People take part in a demonstration against the rising cost of living, in Brussels, Belgium December 16, 2022

What was to become a year of cost of living protests around the world in 2022 started early – on New Year’s Day. Citizens in Kazakhstan’s Mangystau region gathered at fuel pumps to protest an overnight price doubling of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on January 1.

Protests spread to more than 45 Kazakh cities by January 7, triggering a spiraling security crisis that resulted in more than 200 deaths among protestors and state forces.

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