Theoretical aspects of bilateral relations between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan in 1991 – 2016

Abstract

. In the 90s of the XX century in the world political arena, because of the collapse of the bipolar world order and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the process of transformation in the system of international relations took a big turn. These processes taking place in the world are also reflected in the relations between the newly independent Central Asian states. Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are the two largest countries in Central Asia, and the relevance of the article is determined by the fact that the processes of economic development, security, political stability, interregional cooperation, and integration within the region are closely related to the state of relations between the two countries. Therefore, the strengthening of centuries-old friendship, good neighborliness, and multifaceted cooperation with neighboring Kazakhstan is of great importance in promoting the foreign policy interests of our country. In this regard, it will be important to improve the quality of close cooperation in the field of security, trade, economic, water, energy, transport, cultural and humanitarian spheres with neighboring Kazakhstan. The article is devoted to a comprehensive study of the theoretical aspects of the relationship between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, covering 25 years after gaining independence. The purpose of the article is a theoretical substantiation of the history of comprehensive relations between the two countries, as well as an analysis of regional integration processes that have failed in relations between the two countries using various paradigms. Considerable attention is paid to the scientific analysis of the role of the leaders of the two states in the development of bilateral relations. The basis of the methodology was historical-comparative, systematization, problemchronological, content analysis, and expert methods. It is concluded that bilateral Uzbek-Kazakh relations are comprehensive and uniquely complex, which is why several modern paradigms and approaches to the theory of international relations have been used to reveal bilateral relations between the two states.