Southeast Asia in Kazakhstan’s Omnidirectional Hedging Strategy
Rangsimaporn P.
2023Routledge
Problems of Post-Communism
2023#70Issue 3277 - 289 pp.
The article examines Kazakhstan’s relations with Southeast Asia, an area of study which has been given little attention so far. It firstly analyzes Kazakhstan’s multivector foreign policy, arguing that Kazakhstan has been trying to pursue an omnidirectional hedging strategy by diversifying its partners to enhance its strategic space. Secondly, it looks at how Southeast Asia is seen as part of this strategy, particularly as alternative economic partners for Kazakhstan. It argues that there are greater opportunities for enhanced economic interaction due to Kazakhstan’s central role in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), membership of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) that is shifting toward Asia, and reinvigorated economic diplomacy. Thirdly, it examines Kazakhstan’s relations with five key Southeast Asian states–Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand–which are Kazakhstan’s largest trading partners in the region and arguably viewed as the Southeast Asian countries with the most potential to play a role in Kazakhstan’s omnidirectional hedging strategy.
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