"How Will Sanctions Impact Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy?"
Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
20 January, 2022
The National Interest
Originally published: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-will-sanctions-impact-kazakhstan%E2%80%99s-foreign-policy-199729
At least for the foreseeable future, Kazakhstan’s multi-vector diplomacy is on life-support.
The protests and violence in early January in Kazakhstan
that resulted in at least 225 deaths—civilians and security forces—more
than 4,000 injured, some 6,000 arrested, and concluded with a
short-lived international intervention under the umbrella of the
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has called into question
the future of Kazakhstan’s relations with the United States and European
states. Moreover, the arrests and deaths of Kazakhstani civilians have
prompted some experts to demand sanctions against Kazakhstan, including
the entourage of First President Nursultan Nazarbayev. However, before
sanctions are carried out, geopolitical considerations must be analyzed.
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