Geopolitical Monitor: "Kazakhstan Diplomatic Drive Pushes Central Asia Cooperation"

 

 "Kazakhstan Diplomatic Drive Pushes Central Asia Cooperation"

 Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Opinion

Geopolitical Monitor

12 June, 2025

Published: https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/kazakhstan-diplomatic-drive-pushes-central-asia-cooperation/

Kazakhstan organized the 2025 Astana International Forum (AIF), held in the Central Asia country’s capital, in late May. During the event’s opening ceremony, Kazakhstani President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted, “the post-war global order is fragmenting. Protectionism is rising. Multilateralism is faltering.” He added, “in this emerging disorder, the task before us is clear: to preserve cooperation where it still exists and to restore it where it has broken down… That’s what we in Kazakhstan strongly pursue: ‘The unity in diversity.’” This statement demands some further analysis given recent developments across Eurasia.