The thing is, back when Kazakhstan was a Soviet republic, Kazakhs (and other muslims) only accounted for about a half of population, the other half was made of

The thing is, back when Kazakhstan was a Soviet republic, Kazakhs (and other muslims) only accounted for about a half of population, the other half was made of christian Russians, Germans and Ukrainians. [1] Now demographics has changed and the role of Islam risen, but it is still very far from being a concern, compared to other Central Asia republics: "As did its predecessor, the 1995 constitution stipulates that Kazakhstan is a secular state; thus, Kazakhstan is the only Central Asian state whose constitution does not assign a special status to Islam." [2] Of course, some extremist do exist in Kazakhstan (what country they don't?), but their influence is very minor - this is indeed very secular country and not only in constitution, - and I do not think anything close to Arab spring is possible. My biggest concern is Russian intervention, frankly. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Kazakhstan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Kazakhstan [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Kazakhstan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Kazakhstan