When Kazakhstan this year celebrates the 35th anniversary of its Declaration of State Sovereignty, it signifies far more than historical symbolism. It marks the story of how a nation born from a collapsing empire has evolved into Eurasia’s foremost middle power – a state that not only survives among great powers, but masters the art of balancing, adapting, and influencing them.
From periphery to power center
Glenn Agung Hole is an Associate Professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway and Honorary Professor at Sarsen Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University. Photo credit: Hole’s personal archive
When Kazakhstan declared sovereignty…
