Kazakhstan’s Logistics Diplomacy: Ambition, Leverage and Constraints
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- Kazakhstan is investing in transport corridors to use its position between Europe and Asia as an economic and geopolitical asset.
- Disrupted trade and competition are increasing demand for diversified supply chains, supporting Astana’s ambition to become a key transit hub.
Long constrained by its landlocked geography, Kazakhstan is trying to turn its position between Europe and Asia into a source of economic and geopolitical leverage.
Trade disruptions and competition are driving demand for more diversified supply chains. Against that backdrop, Astana is investing in new transport corridors.
The aim is to establish Kazakhstan as an indispensable transit hub and convert its geographic position into greater influence. The article presents that ambition alongside the constraints facing the country’s logistics diplomacy.
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