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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nKazakhstan has major reserves of natural resources. It ranks 12th globally in oil production and 30th for natural gas. It has major reserves of uranium and potash, commodities in high demand globally. Russia and Kazakhstan share the longest continuous international border<\/strong> in the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Historically, the ‘Silk Road’ between China and the West passed through Kazakhstan, and Kazakhstan is an important link in China’s contemporary Silk Road project (read: China\u2019s $900 billion New Silk Road. What you need to know<\/a>; also Silk Roads Programme<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n From the above you can see that Kazakhstan is strategic to Chinese economic and particularly Russian security interests. And of course CIA’s interest for destabilization. The recent instability in the country has forced Russia to send in forces at the government’s request while China restricted its intervention to verbal support and offers of aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Relevant reading includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like the Ukraine, Kazakhstan is strategically critical to Russia’s security. As such, it cannot be allowed to transform into a state that is hostile to Russia and friendly to the West to the extent of allowing NATO, US, or any other forces inimical to Russia to become established on its territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you look at countries around the world, particularly the US and Canada, you should be wondering how they are going to repay the money that they are borrowing to finance their out-of-control spending. The common refrain is that our children and grandchildren will have to pay for it. Indeed they will, but not as you might think.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKazakhstan in the Present<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How the National Debt Will Be Paid Back<\/h2>\n\n\n\n