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Recent political developments in the post-Soviet countries have raised novel issues regarding the stability of the world order after the Cold War. A new direction in policy has been exemplified by the recent bolstering of a number of post-Soviet political and economic institutions - such as Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Eurasian Economic Union - in which the role of Kazakhstan is considerable. In addition to its unique geopolitical location, Kazakhstan's importance in regional integration structures and international relations is reinforced by its rich oil and uranium deposits. This book centres on an exploration of the changing relations between Russia and Kazakhstan and their impact on post-Soviet interactions with the rest of the world. The role of specific factors in the formation of the post-Soviet regional system are explored with an historical perspective. The multifaceted relations between Kazakhstan and Russia from 1991 to the contemporary period are analysed in terms of their relations in several spheres : political, military and security; Kazakhstan's nuclear withdrawal; ethnicity and national identity; economics; foreign policies; regionalism and international trends; and the impact of historical trends.

RUSSIA (FEDERATION)--FOREIGN RELATIONS--KAZAKHSTAN --- KAZAKHSTAN--FOREIGN RELATIONS--RUSSIA (FEDERATION)