Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords. Here’s what that means for the US, the Middle East, and Central Asia (Atlantic Council)

Central Asia just became more central to US diplomacy. Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords, a diplomatic pact brokered by the United States in 2020 to normalize relations between Israel and several Muslim-majority nations. President Donald Trump announced the news in Washington, DC, on Thursday during the C5+1 summit, which Kazakh President Kassym Jomart-Tokayev and leaders from four other Central Asian states attended. How will this development impact Kazakhstan, Israel, and broader US diplomatic goals in the Middle East and Central Asia?

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