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Kazakhstan as a Middle Power in Wartime: Relations with Russia After the Invasion of Ukraine book cover

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Kazakhstan as a Middle Power in Wartime Relations with Russia After the Invasion of Ukraine

Edited By Nygmet Ibadildin, Vladimir Ryzhkov Copyright 2027
198 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines Kazakhstan’s political, economic, social, ideological, and security response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, exploring its impact on international relations and Kazakhstan’s resulting precarious position. Economically, strategically, and culturally linked to the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, in the aftermath of the invasion, has sought to balance containing Russia’s... Read more

Introduction

Nygmet Ibadildin, Vladimir Ryzhkov and Anna Bailey

1. Kazakhstan and the Major Centers of Power. Reconfiguration of Relations after Russia's Invasion of Ukraine in 2022

Nygmet Ibadildin

2. Russia's policy toward Kazakhstan after the start of full-scale war in Ukraine: adaptation, maintaining influence, and growing pressure

Vladimir Ryzhkov

3. “Eternal Friendship” Under Stress: Kazakhstan’s Security Concerns and Policies in the Wake of Russia’s War Against Ukraine

Nargis Kassenova

4. Securitization of the Ukraine war and regime legitimation in Kazakhstan

Nurseit Niyazbekov

5. War and Peace: Kazakhstani Society’s Reaction to the War Between Russia and Ukraine

Rustam Burnashev and Irina Chernykh

6. How does the traditional ally of Moscow in Central Asia react to the war in Ukraine in 2022-2025. Social and Migration Shifts in Kazakhstan

Islam Ishmukhametov

7. Russian invasion of Ukraine and economic consequences for Kazakhstan

Nygmet Ibadildin and Nurkhat Ibadildin

8. Kazakh Citizens Fighting for Russia and Ukraine — Who, Why, and What Comes Next

Dana Nurgazinova and Nygmet Ibadildin

9. Political Rights and Civil Liberties in Central Asia and the Echo of Russia's War against Ukraine

Yevgeniy Zhovtis and Rim Abdullin

Conclusion
Nygmet Ibadildin, Vladimir Ryzhkov and Anna Bailey

Biography

Nygmet Ibadildin has a Ph.D. in political science and international relations and is Head of the Department of International Relations and Regional Studies. He has held teaching and research positions at Colgate University, KIMEP University, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). His fields of specialization are international relations, international political economy, and emerging markets and powers.

Vladimir Ryzhkov is a candidate of historical sciences and a professor at the Institute of International Relations of Almaty Management University (AlmaU) in Almaty. Previously, he served as a deputy of the State Duma of Russia (1994–2007) and was a professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow and at KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan. His areas of specialization include contemporary Russian history, the political system, federalism, and international relations. He is the author of many books on this topic.

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