insertion into differentiated networks

only in policy language but in Kazakhstan’s chosen roles as convenor of intra-regional dialogues and host of sensitive multilateral negotiations. The Tokayev presidency has reinforced this transition. Language now emphasizes constructive engagement and embedded sovereignty. Kazakhstan does not seek equidistance between powers, but functional insertion into differentiated networks: Russian-led security systems, Chinese-led trade flows, European regulatory zones, and Turkic cultural infrastructures. Kazakhstan’s differentiated insertion into multiple networks defines it as an actor structuring its external engagements normatively, through internal priorities designed to regulate outside pressures. Tokayev’s visit to Ankara marks a deeper transformation: Kazakhstan no longer หนังใหม่2025