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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.

June 05, 2024
Does the Sanctioned Daughter of the Kremlin’s Press Chief Have a Kazakh Bank Account?
By Catherine Putz

June 03, 2024
Kazakh President Explains Decision to Take Taliban off Terrorist List
By Catherine Putz

June 01, 2024
The New Reality of Energy Geopolitics in Eurasia
By Catherine Putz

May 31, 2024
Former Almaty Police Deputy Head Detained in January 2022 Torture Case
By Catherine Putz

May 29, 2024
Uzbekistan, Russia to Start Construction of Small Nuclear Power Plants
By Catherine Putz

May 29, 2024
State Projects and Proxies: All the President’s Men in Kyrgyzstan
By Catherine Putz

May 21, 2024
Putin Goes to Beijing: Where the Russia-China Relationship Stands in 2024
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz

May 20, 2024
South Asian Students Targeted by Angry Mob in Kyrgyz Capital
By Catherine Putz

May 18, 2024
Taking Stock of Russia-Central Asia Relations in 2024
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz

May 13, 2024
In Light of Photos, Kyrgyz Authorities Claim Detained Journalist Staged Her Own Bruises
By Catherine Putz

May 09, 2024
Kyrgyz President Raises Labor Mobility Issues in Moscow
By Catherine Putz
