Geopolitical significance of Kazakhstan

Bachelor thesis is focused on geopolitical significance of Kazakhstan and reasons of the importance of this country for the other states. The thesis describes historical development of the country and process of privatization. It describes, how some of the companies, that are specialized in mining and processing of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, natural gas, coal, uranium and oil, were transferred from 100% state ownership to private hands. It describes the circumstances of the sales of these companies. The thesis is also focused on bilateral and multilateral relations with the countries, for which is Kazakhstan the most geopolitically important, and therefore relations with USA, Russia, China, but also relations with European and neighboring countries