Relationship dossier
Kazakhstan
United Kingdom
Relationship assessment
A strategic partnership spanning trade, investment, energy and education
Kazakhstan toward United Kingdom
+35Kazakhstan has pursued a strategic partnership with the United Kingdom, including through the bilateral Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement signed in 2015. The governments also cooperate in areas such as trade, investment, energy and education.
United Kingdom toward Kazakhstan
+35The United Kingdom has pursued a strategic partnership with Kazakhstan, including through the bilateral Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement signed in 2015. UK engagement also includes cooperation in areas such as trade, investment, energy and education.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is structured around a bilateral strategic partnership and cooperation across several areas, including trade, investment, energy and education. This provides a durable basis for cooperation, although the scope and implementation of individual initiatives are not fully clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom maintain a strategic partnership supported by bilateral cooperation in areas including trade, investment, energy and education. The two governments signed a Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement in 2015. These arrangements indicate substantive cooperation, though the breadth and implementation of specific joint initiatives are not fully clear.
Key developments
Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom signed a Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation under the Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement are unclear.
- The extent of recent government-to-government cooperation across sectors is uncertain.