Kazakhstan among the great powers

an assessment of multivectorial foreign policy during the Nazarbayev years (1991-2019)

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https://doi.org/10.21530/ci.v16n3.2021.1175

Abstract

The present research aims to analyze the foreign policy of Kazakhstan during the government of Nur-Sultan Nazarbayev (1991-2019). Described as “multi-vector”, Kazakh foreign policy sought to multiply the number of strategic partners (vectors) at the international level. Drawing on concepts from political geography, this paper explores the dual condition of buffer-state and landlocked state to emphasize the limits of Kazakh multivector insertion.
To this end, the text examines the evolution of the country’s relations with Russia, China and Western countries, differentiating the participation of each vector in themes related to the military and economic spheres.

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Pedro Rocha Fleury Curado, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Professor Adjunto do Instituto de Relações Internacionais e Defesa da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (IRID-UFRJ). Pesquisador do Laboratório de Geopolítica da Eurásia (IRID-UFRJ) e do Núcleo Práxis (USP).

Gabriel Gonçalves Ribeiro, Mestrando em Economia Política Internacional pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

Mestrando em Economia Política Internacional pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Pesquisador voluntário no laboratório de Geopolítica da Eurásia, (Instituto de Relações Internacionais e Defesa da UFRJ) e no laboratório de Pandemias e Sistemas-Mundo (Núcleo de Bioética Aplicada da UFRJ).

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2021-12-12

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Curado, P. R. F., & Gonçalves Ribeiro, G. (2021). Kazakhstan among the great powers: an assessment of multivectorial foreign policy during the Nazarbayev years (1991-2019). Carta Internacional, 16(3), e1175. https://doi.org/10.21530/ci.v16n3.2021.1175

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2021): Carta Internacional - Publicação Contínua

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