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Catherine Putz
Catherine Putz is managing editor of The Diplomat.
Catherine (Katie) Putz is managing editor of The Diplomat.
She manages the monthly magazine as well as writing on Central Asia and Afghanistan. She writes on politics, security and culture in former Soviet spaces, particularly where they link to greater Asia. Katie also co-hosts The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics Podcast.
Katie is a graduate of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky, where she studied international security and Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in history with a focus on U.S. diplomatic and conflict history. Previously, Katie worked in several positions at the Atlantic Council and as a communications consultant at the World Bank. She is a member of the Military Writers Guild and the National Press Club.

May 22, 2025
Kyrgyzstan: Incoming Peace Corps Cohort Cancelled Last Minute
By Catherine Putz

May 14, 2025
Tajikistan Decriminalizes ‘Likes’ Online
By Catherine Putz

May 13, 2025
Trump Administration Ends Temporary Protections for Afghan Immigrants
By Catherine Putz

May 10, 2025
The India-Pakistan Clashes of 2025: Why Things Are Different (And More Dangerous) This Time
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz

May 08, 2025
Russian Raids Target Central Asians in Cafes, Bathhouses
By Catherine Putz

May 01, 2025
Vicky Davis on Remembering World War II in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz

April 25, 2025
Local Employee of Russian Cultural Agency Detained in Recruitment Case in Kyrgyzstan
By Catherine Putz

April 24, 2025
Asia’s New Nuclear Age
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz

April 22, 2025
How Turkmenistan’s Government Neglects Its People (And Why the World Should Care)
By Catherine Putz

April 18, 2025
Tariffs, Trade Wars, and Asian Geopolitics
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz

April 11, 2025
Satire on Trial: Temirlan Yensebek in Kazakh Court for Using a Rude Rap Track
By Catherine Putz
