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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.

March 28, 2025
USAGM Reverses Course on RFE/RL and OTF Grant Terminations
By Catherine Putz

March 28, 2025
USAID Cuts Devastating to Central Asia Programs
By Catherine Putz

March 27, 2025
4th Drone Fragment Found in West Kazakhstan on Russian Border
By Catherine Putz

March 26, 2025
International Religious Freedom in the Spotlight Amid US Political Recalibration
By Catherine Putz

March 18, 2025
Trump, Tariffs, and America’s Global Messaging
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz

March 17, 2025
Cancellation of RFE/RL’s Grant Called ‘Illegal’ and a ‘Gift’ to US Adversaries
By Catherine Putz

March 15, 2025
Duterte in The Hague: The Philippines and the Geopolitics of International Law
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz

March 13, 2025
Pickers and Clusters: A Complex Array of Issues Confronts Uzbekistan’s Evolving Cotton Industry
By Catherine Putz

March 12, 2025
Lawyer Extradited From Kyrgyzstan to California to Face Visa Fraud Charges
By Catherine Putz

March 12, 2025
Kazakhstan Aims to Increase Oil Exports via BTC Pipeline
By Catherine Putz

March 11, 2025
Tajik President to Visit Kyrgyzstan, Sign Border Deal, Ahead of Momentous Trilateral Summit
By Catherine Putz
