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Kazakhstan: from the Games of Thrones to the Jewel in the String of Pearls

... assistance of Moscow, Almaty strikes the balance in favour of the former. Vladimir Putin goes as far as to call ‘Kazakhstan as our brotherly nation ’. On the other hand, Russia prioritises strengthening relations with all allied nations of the CSTO. From balancing to further integration in Central Asia Tristan Kenderdine: China’s Disjointed Foreign Policies Concede Agency on Kazakhstan Discourse Control Russia’s waning influence in Central Asia would create a power vacuum that other great powers would aim to fill. Therefore, Kazakhstan is a test case which proves otherwise: Russia is willing to back international military ...

08.02.2022

expert column

Moscow Is Still Central Asia’s Top Security Ally

... behind this CIS initiative was probably the desire to include, among others, the Uzbek personnel–given that Uzbekistan left the CSTO in 2012 [ v ]. The Russian presence in terms of military bases is mainly part of the Soviet heritage. Kazakhstan is the country with the largest number of diversified military facilities. Near Lake Balkhash lies the anti-ballistic ... ... technical center or exercise areas [ vi ]. What is interesting to notice is that, despite the decreasing likelihood of conflict in Central Asia, in the last two years Russia has been modernizing those facilities and equipping them with new Mi-8MTV-5-1 helicopters ...

17.03.2021

expert column

Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)