the kazakhstan institute for strategic studies publishes a large number of books both by individual experts and composite authors on international and domestic affairs, security issues and economics as well as three analytical journals. the "kazakhstan-spectrum" quarterly review in russian (prior 1997 as "kazakhstan and international community"). the journal is recommended by the committee for control of education and science of the ministry of education and science of the republic of kazakhstan for official publications required for phd candidates prior defending the theses in political science, international relations, history and economics. since 2003, the kaziss publishes the "qogham zhane dauir" in kazakh and "central asia's affairs" in english. from 2000 to 2012 the kaziss published the "analytic" journal in russian that was issued six times a year.