The world is on the verge of complex geopolitical shifts. Against the backdrop of growing globalization, there is a parallel increase in new formats of regionalization. All this is reflected in the growing competition for establishing new rules and mechanisms for international relations, including the security architecture.

For the countries of Central Asia, the center’s transition from West to East will be strategically important. Timely adaptation to the new realities of international processes and integration into a new paradigm of the world order can give the necessary impetus for internal and regional development. Consequently, the importance of forming new dialogue platforms at different levels will grow.

All this indicates the relevance of holding the upcoming Central Asian Security and Cooperation Forum at the site of the leading think tank of Kazakhstan – KazISS under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Thus, the Forum will become a permanent discussion platform generating new ideas at the intersection of diplomacy, public administration, economics, culture and business.

The main agenda will be formed around discussions on the most important issues of economic, external and internal political vectors of development of the Central Asian region in a changing world.

This forum will also contribute to the formation of the “second track of diplomacy”, namely, building long-term relations with leading analytical centers of Asian countries.