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Catherine Putz

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.

Get in touch with Katie on LinkedIn, or email.

Posts by Catherine Putz
November 18, 2024

Vince Beiser on the Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future

By Catherine Putz
“The energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables is a crucial part of the cure for climate change. But it’s a cure with brutal side effects.”

November 12, 2024

America First, Again: Asian Geopolitics and the Second Trump Administration

By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
How will the second Trump administration approach Asia?
November 07, 2024

On Press Day, Kyrgyz Authorities Urge Journalists To Focus on Positive News

By Catherine Putz
“Let’s write about our country in a positive light and try to focus less on negative news,” Cabinet head Akylbek Japarov said.

November 07, 2024

Central Asian Leaders Swift to Send Congratulatory Notes to Trump

By Catherine Putz
The messages provide a glimpse as to what the Central Asian states wish to see from the next U.S. administration and how they aim to position themselves.

November 06, 2024

The Men Jailed in Uzbekistan for Fighting Russia’s War in Ukraine 

By Catherine Putz
The stories of three men jailed this year in Uzbekistan for taking part in Russia’s war in Ukraine together tell a tale of desperation and exploitation.

November 05, 2024

Chinese Investment in Kazakhstan Deepens With $2.5 Billion in New Deals

By Catherine Putz
Although branded as commercial deals, most of the agreements involve a steel and mining company recently acquired and renamed by a state-owned private equity firm in the wake of a tragic mining accident.
November 05, 2024

Germany to Deport Another Tajik Group 24 Activist 

By Catherine Putz
Over the last decade, Tajikistan has pursued Group 24 activists around the world.

November 01, 2024

Additional Kazakh and Uzbek Companies Hit With Russia-Related Sanctions

By Catherine Putz
Russia is increasingly reliant on transnational schemes to circumvent sanctions, which occasionally run through Central Asia.

October 30, 2024

In Uzbekistan, a Soviet Perspective on Media Lingers

By Catherine Putz
Uzbekistan’s prosecutor general has urged media to reply only on official sources of information in relation to the recent assassination attempt. The problem is, officially, very little has been said.

October 29, 2024

Sentence Handed Down in Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Bribery Case

By Catherine Putz
Jeromy Pittmann was convicted of providing false recommendation letters to more than 20 SIV applicants in exchange for bribes, undermining an already beleaguered program.

October 29, 2024

30 Year Sentence for Group 24 Leader in Tajikistan After Forced Disappearance

By Catherine Putz
A member of the group, also kidnapped from Turkiye earlier this year, was given a 20 year sentence. The exact charges are unknown. 
October 28, 2024

Uzbekistan’s Parliament Election Boosts Ruling Party

By Catherine Putz
O’zLiDeP, already the dominant force in the country’s parliament, saw its vote share increase in an election observers said lacked real competition.

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