Treaty on Allied Relations: Practical Aspects of Security Cooperation Between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Dauren   Zhailin; Kakhramon   Khakberdiev

doi:10.52536/2788-5909.2023-3.03

Authors

Dauren Zhailin Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7520-3377
Kakhramon Khakberdiev Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies, Uzbekistan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52536/2788-5909.2023-3.03

Keywords:

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, allied relations, Central Asia, regional security

Abstract

The article discusses the state and prospects of practical cooperation between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to ensure regional security in the context of the Treaty on Allied Relations (December 22, 2022). It is noted that the observed difficult geopolitical situation in the world and its impact on Central Asia contributes to close interstate cooperation between Astana and Tashkent in the field of security. Thus, unlike the Declaration on Allied Relations (December 6, 2021), the Treaty highlights substantive provisions related to strengthening interaction between states in the areas of defense and security, mutual assistance in the event of direct threats. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that this topic has not yet found a proper comprehensive analysis in the publications of Central Asian and foreign authors.

Author Biographies

Dauren Zhailin, Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan

PhD student at the Institute of Diplomacy of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan)
Kakhramon Khakberdiev, Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies, Uzbekistan

PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Director of the Research and Analysis Center of the Eastern Countries Development at the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies (Uzbekistan)

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