Southeast Asia in Kazakhstan’s Omnidirectional Hedging Strategy

IF 1.9 2区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Problems of Post-Communism Pub Date : 2021-10-07 DOI:10.1080/10758216.2021.1969250

Paradorn Rangsimaporn

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The article examines Kazakhstan’s relations with Southeast Asia, an area of study which has been given little attention so far. It firstly analyzes Kazakhstan’s multivector foreign policy, arguing that Kazakhstan has been trying to pursue an omnidirectional hedging strategy by diversifying its partners to enhance its strategic space. Secondly, it looks at how Southeast Asia is seen as part of this strategy, particularly as alternative economic partners for Kazakhstan. It argues that there are greater opportunities for enhanced economic interaction due to Kazakhstan’s central role in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), membership of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) that is shifting toward Asia, and reinvigorated economic diplomacy. Thirdly, it examines Kazakhstan’s relations with five key Southeast Asian states – Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand – which are Kazakhstan’s largest trading partners in the region and arguably viewed as the Southeast Asian countries with the most potential to play a role in Kazakhstan’s omnidirectional hedging strategy.

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摘要本文考察了哈萨克斯坦与东南亚的关系，这是一个迄今为止很少被关注的研究领域。它首先分析了哈萨克斯坦的多矢量外交政策，认为哈萨克斯坦一直试图通过使其合作伙伴多样化来追求全方位的对冲战略，以增强其战略空间。其次，它着眼于东南亚如何被视为这一战略的一部分，特别是作为哈萨克斯坦的替代经济伙伴。它认为，由于哈萨克斯坦在“一带一路”倡议（BRI）中的核心作用、正在向亚洲转移的欧亚经济联盟（EAEU）成员资格以及经济外交的振兴，加强经济互动的机会更大。第三，它考察了哈萨克斯坦与五个关键的东南亚国家——新加坡、马来西亚、越南、印度尼西亚和泰国——的关系，这五个国家是哈萨克斯坦在该地区最大的贸易伙伴，可以说被视为最有潜力在哈萨克斯坦的全方位对冲战略中发挥作用的东南亚国家。

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Problems of Post-Communism POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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4.00

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