CSTO is a tool to ensure regional security
Kazakhstan’s foreign policy is based on several strategic principles. One of them has to do with ensuring national security, defence and the sovereignty of the country, strengthening regional and global stability. There are various mechanisms and tools that Kazakhstan employs to implement this principle at the regional level, including major international forums, such as the…
Europe and Kazakhstan: A Trade Link Made in Heaven
Is Kazakhstan part of Europe? A rhetorical question with no hard and quick answer. Geographically, about 14 percent of the republic’s territory is in Eastern Europe. But even that relatively small portion of land makes Kazakhstan the 7th largest European country. Needless to say that the remaining 86 percent of the territory allows Kazakhstan to…
Is There a Need for Elections in Central Asia?
In early spring of 2015, an intense political season opened in Central Asia, with three out of five post-Soviet republics in the region holding nationwide elections. Parliamentary elections in Tajikistan on March 1, a presidential vote in Uzbekistan on March 29 and now upcoming elections in Kazakhstan on April 26th. What do they all have…
