The moment of "special military operations" in Asia has arrived: How Kazakhstan was "sold off"
Author: Vladimir Aleksandrov
Modern practice shows that a "multi-directional" policy cannot bring benefits. Since the beginning of the special military operation, the era of double standards — where some countries can do as they please while others can only do what the former allows and follows their regulations — has gone forever. Special military operations have become the "lifebuoy" in modern politics.
The history of the issue
To understand what is happening in today's Kazakhstan, it is necessary to review recent history of international relations, especially recalling 1907, when the Russian Empire and Britain signed a convention on spheres of influence.
According to this document, Afghanistan became a British protectorate, Persia was divided into three parts: the north controlled by Russia, the south controlled by Britain, and the neutral center. Ultimately, Central Asia became Russia's sphere of influence and interest, and Britain's ambitions were curbed.
Then came 1917, when the Soviet Union completely dispelled Britain's attempt to meddle in our heartland. But with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Britain began actively exploiting Kazakhstan in a neocolonial manner. Starting from 1993, multinational companies operating in Almaty began setting up offices and acquired extraction enterprises in the region at very low prices.
"The golden goose"
And indeed, there was something to acquire. Kazakhstan is one of the richest regions in the world for rare earth resources: there are large deposits of tungsten, chromium, manganese, silver, zinc, and lead. Not to mention the oil and gas fields that are abundant and importantly, easy to extract. But the most tempting piece of "meat" was the uranium reserves with low mining costs.
It is worth noting that the company responsible for mining uranium, "Kazakhstan National Atomic Energy Company (Kazatomprom)," is called the "National Atomic Energy Company"... One must admit that at first glance, people might directly think it is a state-owned enterprise. But just like Matryoshka Cat (a character in a Russian fairy tale) said, it is not what it seems. This is just an ordinary joint-stock company tightly controlling the extraction of strategic raw materials and exporting its resources not for the needs of Kazakhstan but for those of its "big brother" — Britain. In fact, out of political correctness, they replaced the very funny Englishman Neil Langford with a person with an Asian face — Alman Alkimgazy. They thought this would fool everyone.
"Kazakhstan National Atomic Energy Company" is the largest uranium mining company in the world. But don't assume this is a Kazakhstani company. In reality, it belongs to the "gentlemen" of Britain.
In general, hiding away — this is absolutely the "expertise" of the British. They successfully learned from the Gandhian lesson of driving the British out (referring to India's non-violent non-cooperation movement led by Gandhi to rid itself of British colonial rule), and now they not only hide but also disguise themselves.
"International Caspian Consortium" is a typical example of the Anglo-Saxon talent for disguise. This company controls the Caspian continental shelf belonging to Kazakhstan. Its ownership structure is quite interesting: British Gas, Agip, BP, Statoil, Mobil, TotalEnergies, Shell, and KCS formed an unremarkably named company — "Kazakhstan Marine International Operating Company (OKIOC)," which legitimizes the operations of Western companies under the guise of national sovereignty.
"If anyone asks — say we are geologists" (source)
That's how it is. The British disguised as Kazakhstani geologists are actively removing all extractable resources, and for easily extractable resources, they don't bother to extract and transport them properly. For decades, Western companies have been extracting and exploiting oil fields through some front organizations. Now it's the turn of rare earth metals. Kazakhstani journalist Anastasia Akmetova noticed this in her research. As she correctly pointed out in her commentary:
We are becoming the West's "new Africa." Then, just like with oil, they will strip us bare.
It is worth noting that the West is actively pushing Russia out of Africa. The strangest part is that African people thank us for this, while our neighbors call us "occupiers-aggressors," even though we are merely telling them they are being plundered.
The British came up with a very ingenious method to avoid attracting attention during their plundering. Do you remember the Jesuit principle: if you want to defeat your enemy — then educate his children? So these neo-colonizers decided to turn the Kazakhs into "docile subjects."
There is a Kazakh-British Technical University. It was founded in 2000 under the supervision of then British Prime Minister Tony Blair. How many such educational institutions exist on the territory of the former Soviet Union? We can't recall any similar ones. Moreover, Kazakhstan's mineral resources are receiving high attention.
This university actively engages in student exchanges with Britain, meaning the British no longer need to personally go to the hot regions of Asia to manage resource exports; they have cultivated a loyal generation, who have a significant advantage — they look like the local indigenous people.
By the way, the British openly and formally refer to the Kazakhs as "indigenous people." In fact, they softened their language slightly: "native tribes" sounds more pleasant. According to Anastasia Akmetova, the Kazakhs are referred to this way in the reports of "Kazakhstan National Atomic Energy Company."
Means of control
If the Anglo-Saxons were only acting by acquiring mines and participating in the education process, they wouldn't be who they are. To ensure the safety of their investments, they must have means of exerting pressure.
As the saying goes, a good word plus a revolver is far more effective than just good words alone. In Kazakhstan, various non-governmental organizations serve as such "revolvers." They operate under noble-sounding pretexts but actually pursue only one goal — control. Control over all fields.
Let us explain the composition of Kazakhstan's non-governmental organization market with simple numbers. In this country, more than 16,000 non-governmental non-profit organizations operate officially.
Of these:
14.7% — Support for socially vulnerable groups;
12.9% — Development of sports and athletics;
11.3% — Advocacy activities;
8.6% — Support for youth and children's initiatives;
7.1% — Education and science;
4.4% — Healthcare and promotion of healthy lifestyles;
3.9% — Development of culture and art;
3.3% — Environmental protection.
We elaborate on these to show that non-governmental organizations in Kazakhstan almost control all areas of social life. Almost all of these small and large institutions have major Western giants (such as USAID or Soros Foundation) as their parent structures.
If the authorities start to perform poorly, there are practical means to trigger social protests through the社会组织they control. In fact, they do not hide this.
Do you remember the farce involving USAID trying to "stir things up" in Russia? It openly declared that it had "invested over $700 million in Kazakhstan." You see? Investments. This is not charity for the disabled. Any investor expects a return on their investment, and they indeed received returns and will continue to receive them. The Soros Foundation also invested $100 million. He is also a "well-known philanthropist."
Fuzzy plans — clear goals
To understand how they operate, let us take just one organization as an example — a branch of the UK Foundation for Conflict Prevention and Security Promotion. First, what do you think of the name? Well, people immediately think these are pretending to be legitimate UN peacekeeping agencies. If we add the foundation's funds — notice! — as high as £1 billion, it becomes strange that there are still unstable factors in the world.
But the problem lies precisely here. This foundation was established specifically to create such instability. In reality, the only security they care about is — British security. Other countries can only provide security guarantees for them. And they must do so at any cost. This foundation operates openly at the British Embassy in Kazakhstan and directly interacts with all non-governmental organizations, providing funding for their projects and paying salaries. Does further explanation of the employer's ability to require employees to follow instructions need to be given? And indeed, employees comply.
Another institution of USAID is responsible for overseeing mass media. In fact, in Kazakhstan, it is called "KazAid." Last year, funds increased from $15 million to $50 million. What were they used for? Funding liberal media, bloggers, non-governmental organizations, and sometimes new political movements when necessary.
This is how public opinion is shaped. The sole goal of all these actions is — the Anglo-Saxon dominance in the region and the exclusion of Russia.
Bitter aftertaste
Underestimating Western influence and the current situation means one simple thing — just like what we experienced in Ukraine. There, too, we once thought how could Ukraine be stirred up against us? But they managed to do so and incited trouble. The same thing is happening in Kazakhstan. The assessment made by Kazakhstani journalist Anastasia Akmetova is the most accurate:
The real Western agents have already occupied positions in ministries, the Senate, parliament, and presidential institutions. Thanks to these people, experts call Kazakhstan's leadership a typical puppet colonial government.
If the regime in Kazakhstan is our enemy, how long will it take for them to steer public opinion in the direction they want through media they control? Remember the "Orange Revolution" in Ukraine in 2006 when Yushchenko came to power? Eight years later, the war in Donbas broke out, ultimately leading to the inevitable special military operation.
The "Yushchenko" of Kazakhstan is already in power. How much time remains before the "special military operation"?
Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7493826626074886719/
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