Kazakhstan’s Self-Declaration As The Golden Horde’s Successor Could Pose A Threat To Russia

By Piri ·

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared Kazakhstan the Golden Horde’s direct successor at a recent symposium. The move, paired with growing NATO and Organization of Turkic States ties in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan’s NATO-standard forces, could encourage separatism in Russia’s Orenburg Corridor, Astrakhan, Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, and North Caucasus.

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  1. Kazakhstan Declares Golden Horde Succession
  2. NATO Expansion and Regional Threats
  3. Separatism and Cordon Sanitaire Risks

Adapted from Andrew Korybko.

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