The Diplomat | Author

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 11, 2025
Alleged Coup Trial in Tajikistan: Prosecutors Seek Lengthy Sentences
By Catherine Putz

January 10, 2025
The Failed Plot to ‘Destroy’ Uzbek Officials Using US Sanctions
By Catherine Putz

January 09, 2025
Tajikistan and the Russian Scheme to Pay Taliban to Target Americans in Afghanistan
By Catherine Putz

January 09, 2025
Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek Prime Ministers Meet at Trilateral Junction
By Catherine Putz

January 07, 2025
More than 750 Central Asians Were Deported from the US in FY2024
By Catherine Putz

January 07, 2025
Leftover Shell Explodes in Kyrgyz Village
By Catherine Putz

January 03, 2025
Uzbek Driver Punished for ‘Petty Hooliganism’ Following Gas Station Outburst
By Catherine Putz

January 01, 2025
Meera Gopal on the Asia-Pacific at COP29
By Catherine Putz

January 01, 2025
The Chechen Connection: Kadyrov Weighs in on Allamjonov Case in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz

December 31, 2024
A Ceremonial Start to Construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway
By Catherine Putz

December 30, 2024
A Look Back at 2024 in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
