At a time of unprecedented geopolitical tensions, Kazakhstan offered a platform to renew and rebuild a common culture of multilateralism, a global system that works for everyone, and prosperity for the many, rather than for the few.
EURACTIV looked at messages voiced at the Astana International Forum (AIF) on 8 ans 9 June 2023, and spoke to relevant stakeholders, in an effort to bring closer to the Brussels audience visions which undoubtedly can find synergies with the EU’s own ambitions towards international cooperation, development and progress.
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Sanctions and trade wars take centre stage at Astana forum
Est. 5minThe Western policy of sanctions against Russia is not without criticism, particularly in central Asia, according to high-level speakers at the inaugural Astana International Forum (AIF), which opened on Thursday (8 June) in the Kazakh capital.
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Barroso: I am proud I launched the enhanced partnership with Kazakhstan
Est. 6minSpeaking to EURACTIV in Astana, former European Commission president José Manuel Barroso talked about Russia, EU sanctions and their impact on Kazakhstan, but also about some important decisions he took when he was in charge of the EU, a time he described as the “geopolitical adolescence” of Europe.
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Western pundits offer advice on Kazakh geopolitics
Est. 5minEURACTIV spoke to former diplomats who gave a positive assessment of Kazakhstan’s cooperation potential with the EU and advised the Union against being overtaken by China, a much more assertive geopolitical player.
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Kazakhstan and the world’s big powers: A return to the ‘Great Game’?
Est. 7minThe process of Kazakhstan taking distance from Russia is accompanied by big efforts by China for further rapprochement with the Central Asian country, which should signal to the EU and the US that they should bring the country westward, writes Harun Karčić.
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Food security – a new driver of cooperation between Kazakhstan and EU
Est. 7minWith a natural agricultural potential, sound investment climate and unprecedented state measures, Kazakhstan can become a reliable partner of the European Union in enhancing regional and global food security, writes Yerbol Karashukeyev.