Neighbours and Crises: New Challenges for Russia

... the existence of these countries in a competitive international environment is ensured by their link with one of the nuclear superpowers. Moreover, such connections can only complement each other with great difficulty. As the recent developments in Kazakhstan have demonstrated, they are not limited to the threat of an external invasion; even internal circumstances can become deadly. The dramatic events in that country were intensified by external interference from the geostrategic opponents of Russia,...