Steppe Diplomacy: How Nomads Preserved Peace After War

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA — Nomadic societies across the Eurasian steppe developed distinct approaches to war and diplomacy that did not rely on formal treaties or territorial control. Instead, they used flexible strategies, including personal guarantees and family-based agreements, to prevent renewed conflict.  According to Edil Noyanov, deputy head of Kazakhstan’s History Department at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University,… T...

By Fatima Kemelova