Kazakhstan Still Highly Dependent On Russia For Crude Exports

Russia’s ill-considered invasion of Ukraine is an ill wind that blows no good. Kazakhstan has nevertheless spied an opportunity in the geopolitical shift precipitated by Moscow’s military campaign.  As countries in the West – in Europe in particular – scan the horizon for alternative routes through which to bring in imports from the east, Kazakhstan is emerging as an important player.  When goods are dispatched westward from China, they are increasingly doing so along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route,…