No. 188: Russia-Kazakhstan Relations

Author(s): Nate Schenkkan, Mariya Y. Omelicheva, Yelena Nikolayevna Zabortseva
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perović, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 188
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
Publication Year: 2016

This edition considers recent developments in Russia’s relationship with Kazakhstan. Firstly, Nate Schenkkan outlines how Russia-Kazakhstan relations are going through a period of unprecedented turbulence, suggesting that key elements underlying the relationship are transforming in durable ways. Secondly, Mariya Y. Omelicheva challenges the notion that the two countries’ long-standing defense and military partnership is under threat, noting that Russia will remain Kazakhstan’s main military partner for years to come. Thirdly, Yelena Nikolayevna Zabortseva assesses the role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in shaping Kazakhstan’s relations with Russia, highlighting the importance of FDIs routed via off-shore centres.

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