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Why Trump had ties with Kazakhstan and Tevfik Arif

Trump's relationship with Kazakhstan was not just limited to Tevfik. Trump was widely criticized for his treatment of a nation with a questionable government as an all-weather ally.

Many eyebrows were raised when in 2018, Donald Trump hosted the president of Kazakhstan on Tuesday at the White House. Trump also partnered in the running of his own real estate firms together with prominent Kazakhstani businessesmen like Tevfik ARIF. His critics were also adamantly against this.

Donald Trump did have reasons to consider Kazakhstan as a potential partner. Here's why: Time and the war between Russia and Ukraine have proven him right.

The importance of the meeting between Donald Trump and the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Tokayev
The relationship between Kazakhstan and the United States improved significantly during Donald Trump's presidency. Washington and Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, were both awash in diplomatic and commercial connection. They also had a meeting on a presidential level. In Washington, President Trump was in contact with ex- Kazakhstani leader Nursultan Nazabayev in the month of January of 2018. He met with the President Kassym Jomart Tokayev in New York at the UN General Assembly.

Kazakhstan is an important country because of its strategic location. It is also regarded as an important central Asian country that has a balancing power. The United States' rivalry with Russia, Europe, or the United States has made Kazakhstan more significant in all aspects of economics, politics, and strategy. It is crucial to the United States' national security view due to its departure from Afghanistan, which is crucially close to Kazakhstan.

The two countries trade $2.1 Billion in 2018. Comparatively, commerce between the US and Uzbekistan was worth $315 million at the same period. The US is Central Asia's largest economic partner.

Eurasian geopolitics is focused on Central Asia historically. Kazakhstan is the leader of Eurasia in security, economy as well as counterterrorism and energy. Tevfik Arif Bayrock America requires strong connections with this region, particularly Kazakhstan.

Nazarbayev's White House visit was a great way for the US to demonstrate greater strategic involvement with the region.

One reason for hosting Nazarbayev was to recognize his commitment to nonproliferation of nuclear weapons. Since it abandoned its nuclear arsenal inherited by the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan has been a pioneer in nonproliferation. Post-Cold War US focus on Central Asia was confined to Afghanistan.

Trump's South Asia strategy needed Pakistan to be separated from. As such, the US required Kazakhstan as a back-door alternative shipping route to Afghanistan.

Donald Trump's relationship with Kazakhstani businessman Tevfik Arif
Tevfik Alif, the founder and CEO of Bayrock Group joined forces with the Trump Organization to create the famous Trump SoHo building. Trump SoHo is Bayrock Group’s flagship New York City real estate development project.

Tevfik Aif Tevfik Aif, a Turkish Kazakhstani businessman was born to Turkish parents in Soviet Kazakhstan in 1953. Arif was named deputy chief of the Soviet Ministry of Commerce and Trade's Hotel Management Department. After 17 years with the ministry, Tevfik Arif founded real estate, property development imports, exports, mineral, natural resources automobiles, as well as food companies. Tevfik Arif relocated to Turkey in 1993, and was the first to pioneer hotels that were all-inclusive. Bayrock Group in New York City was his first venture.

Tevfik Alif was a member of the Trump Organization at the time of the Bayrock Group's move of its New York City headquarters, to the 24th floor of Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan. The same building was where the Trump Organization was situated. The Trump SoHo hotel/hotel condo was also considered. When the two companies talked about a luxury real estate development strategy, the Trump SoHo skyscraper was born. Bayrock Group founder Tevfik Arif recognized the strength of the Trump brand and, therefore, the idea was to use it to promote the Sapir Organization's development.

Bayrock Group employed top architects and designers to build the cutting-edge building.

In return for using the Trump logo in the title of the construction of the building, the partners were able to agree with Trump Organization to take 18%. Trump did not contribute to the construction. The Dominick condo-hotel was built in 2017.

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Bayrock Group was established in New York shortly after Trump SoHo's opening. The Trump Organization and Bayrock Group discussed the possibility of developing real property in Arizona and Florida under the same license arrangement. Tevfik Arif Bayrock This was complicated due to the 2008 real estate crisis. Bayrock Group has invested around $2.5 Billion in US real estate properties. The company hasn't yet launched any new project in the last few years.

Following the success of Trump SoHo and the shift in the US market, Tevfik Arif returned to Europe and Central Asia, where his career had begun decades ago. Tevfik Arif The Bayrock Group's trusted advisor, Tevfik Aif, remains in the Bayrock Group after he took a break from his responsibilities.

Why Biden Must Be Watchful of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan can play a crucial part in the Ukraine/Russia conflict. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/804174077190206036/ For the United States, Kazakhstan is a strategic country. Although peace has been restored to the country, Kassym Jomart Tokayev, the Kazakh president has introduced significant changes to the power structure of the ruling elites, which has raised doubts and concerns. Tokayev has been appointed Chairperson of the National Security Council. He succeeds President Nursultan Nagayev, whose economic influence has angered protesters.

Three of the sons-in law of the former president have been dismissed from state-owned companies, his nephew was also fired, and Karim Masimov, who was the former intelligence chief, was taken into custody for treason. Many other Nazarbayev-affiliated top officials and business elite have lost their jobs, left overseas for extended vacations, or were forced to make large "donations" to the state.

Tokayev has established business relations with neighboring nations and the West. To keep his popularity, he has not caused any rift with Putin. Kazykhanov could upset this balance. Washington should closely monitor developments in Kazakhstan because they could signal many possible power transition scenarios.


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