2021年哈萨克斯坦国内形势总体稳定。尽管“双核政治”格局继续存在，但首任总统纳扎尔巴耶夫已开始逐渐交权，托卡耶夫总统的实权逐步增加。随着新冠肺炎疫情总体有所缓解，以及国际油价上涨，经济发展有了新动力，不过总体上依然乏力，物价上涨让民众不满情绪增加。在外交方面，哈坚持大国平衡政策基本原则，努力与各国发展友好合作关系，但阿富汗塔利班上台执政导致地区力量格局出现新变化，哈国的外部环境面临新挑战。
In 2021，the internal and external situation in Kazakhstan was generally stable. Although the “dual core politics” still existed，the first President Nazarbayev began to hand over to President Tokaev，and the real power held by Tokaev gradually increased. With the general easing of the epidemic and the rise in international oil prices，the economy gained new momentum，yet it remained generally sluggish，and the rising prices raised public discontent. In diplomacy，Kazakhstan adhered to the basic principles of a balanced policy of great powers，and strove to develop friendly and cooperative relationships with other countries. However，the Taliban’s coming to power in Afghanistan led to new changes in the regional power structure and the country’s external environment faced new challenges.
