The Republic of Kazakhstan to Participate in the UN Peacekeeping Activities: Preparatory Groundwork, Challenges and Prospects for Cooperation
Abstract
The article examines the initial stage of Kazakhstan’s involvement in the UN peacekeeping operations. The preparatory groundwork is carried out within the framework of the NATO. As the paper shows this process is very lengthy and complex, in which the country will face some problems. Yet, there are certain benefits that the state can get by becoming one of the participants of the UN peacekeeping.
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