Kazakhstan and Its Practices of Integration: (Re)Considering the Case of the Eurasian Economic Union

Author(s): Aida Abzhaparova
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 146
Pages: 15-17
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: 2014

This paper discusses and analyses Kazakhstans integration practices in the post-Soviet space. It is argued that Astanas active participation in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is linked to the significance placed on being 'Eurasian' within Kazakh state identity. As such, the EEU should not be seen as solely driven by Russia as is often assumed. Kazakhstan is playing an essential function within the formation and development of this organisation.

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