Kazakhstan has awarded Rosatom the contract to build its first nuclear power plant, signaling continued collaboration with Russia while simultaneously exploring future partnerships with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and France for additional plants. Astana, under President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, is shifting from broad multivector diplomacy to a more focused, strategic neutrality that prioritizes regional development and carefully calibrated relations with Russia, the PRC, and the West. Initiatives such as intensified defense efforts, a refusal to back Russian territorial claims in Ukraine, and diplomatic engagements with Western leaders signal Astana’s evolving view of Moscow as less of an ally and more of a potential threat.
Kazakhstan Reinforces Multivector Foreign Policy – Jamestown
