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Tekijä: | Ipek, P. |
Otsikko: | The role of oil and gas in Kazakhstan's foreign policy: Looking east or west? |
Lehti: | Europe-Asia Studies
2007 : VOL. 59:7, p. 1179-1199 |
Asiasana: | gas industry oil industry Kazakhstan |
Vapaa asiasana: | foreign policy geopolitics |
Kieli: | eng |
Tiivistelmä: | This study deals with the role of oil and gas in the making of Kazakhstan's (here as: K.) foreign policy (as: frn-pol.), arguing that K. has been following a multi-vector frn-pol. in relation to its oil-led development and the geopolitics (as: g-pol.) of exporting oil from the region. A limited role for national identity and internal pol. dynamics in K.' frn-pol. are allowed due to the significance of g-pol. considerations and the resulting pragmatism of K.'s leadership. The g-pol. imperatives force K. to keep good relations with Russia and China, and also with the U.S. and the EU, as counterbalancing partners. |
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