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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.

January 04, 2024
The Tokayev Interview and Nazarbayev’s Long Shadow
By Catherine Putz

January 03, 2024
Kyrgyzstan’s New Flag Debuts in Bishkek
By Catherine Putz

January 03, 2024
Taliban Accuse Tajik, Pakistani Citizens of Carrying out Attacks in Afghanistan
By Catherine Putz

December 20, 2023
Asian Geopolitics in 2023: A Retrospective (Part 2)
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz

December 26, 2023
Isaac McKean Scarborough on Moscow’s Heavy Shadow in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz

December 20, 2023
Asian Geopolitics in 2023: A Retrospective (Part 1)
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz

December 15, 2023
Big Promises on the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border
By Catherine Putz

December 14, 2023
Why Do Central Asian Governments Keep Failing the Region’s Women?
By Catherine Putz

December 12, 2023
US Sanctions 2 Former Afghan Republic Officials For Transnational Corruption
By Catherine Putz

December 08, 2023
Karakalpak Activist Deprived of Kazakh Citizenship
By Catherine Putz

December 08, 2023
A Tale of 2 Uzbek Bloggers: Arifhojaev Freed, Khaidarov Jailed
By Catherine Putz
