Specific issues in Kazakhstan – U.S. relations at the present stage

Abstract

In this article, significant aspects of Kazakhstan-U.S. relations in light of the entry of Kazakhstan into the Eurasian Economic Union were considered. There are concerns that Kazakhstan and United States would lose common goals and follow different foreign policy trajectories. For Kazakhstan, as a middle state (state, characterized by rich natural resources, the rapid advance of economic and political, democratic reforms and effective entry into the world community), the central interest is to maintain regional stability. Kazakhstan, on the basis of its multi-dimensional foreign strategy seeks to maintain its status as a key strategic partner of world powers in Central Asia in all major spheres: political, investment, trade, economic, energy, military, strategic, scientific, educational and cultural. Relations between Kazakhstan and the United States have expanded and deepened enormously over the decades since Kazakhstan’s independence. Developing bilateral relations with the United States remains one of the top priorities for Kazakhstan. Taking into consideration the United States leadership in the global economy and politics, their military power and active implication in Central Asian geopolitical processes, the interaction between Kazakhstan and the United States becomes the strategically important for our republic. The article reveals more significant events and measures held by the both states in the field of economic cooperation. In conclusion, it was noted that the two countries have high potential for further successful interaction.