A nation once located within the geopolitical confines of the Soviet Union and long overshadowed by the legacy of the Silk Road is now making ripples Internationally in the vast region of Central Asia. With its keen sense of geopolitics, Mackinder’s Heartland Kazakhstan has established itself as a key figure on the complex chessboard of the global landscape. Given its size, energy resources, political and ethnic stability, early and persistent dedication to the shift from a command to a market-based economy, and skillful diplomacy, it is only natural that Kazakhstan has taken the lead in recent endeavors. Kazakhstan is on a trajectory toward positioning itself as one of the globe’s most competitive developed nations.
Strong regional cooperation, characterised by a certain degree of integration, is envisioned by Kazakhstani leaders as a means of promoting coordination in the political, security, and other fields as well as the synchronisation of economic policies throughout the area. Above all, this strategy is seen as providing Kazakh companies with the opportunity to enter new markets and benefit from higher economies of scale brought about by better access to labor, money, and other production inputs. It is no accident that Kazakhstan has risen to the leadership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), both of which are strategically significant and timely. This well-thought-out action reflects the country’s resolve........

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