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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.

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Posts by Catherine Putz

November 17, 2020

Farley on Patents and Power: Where Intellectual Property Law and Military Technology Meet

By Catherine Putz

“There is a tight connection between the development of intellectual property protection and the modern defense industrial base.”

November 13, 2020

Police Disruption of Women’s Day March Illegal, Kyrgyz Supreme Court Rules

By Catherine Putz

Overturning the decisions of two lower courts, the Kyrgyz Supreme Court says police should not have cracked down on the March 8 protest.

November 11, 2020

Taliban Angle for Commitment to Deal From Incoming US Administration

By Catherine Putz

The Taliban urged the incoming Biden administration to stick to the Trump administration’s deal and its withdrawal plan.

November 11, 2020

Kazakhstan Still on the Long Road to a Latin Alphabet

By Catherine Putz

Kazakh has been written in a Cyrillic script since 1940, but government officials have long pushed for a gradual shift to a Latin alphabet.

November 10, 2020

Turkmenistan Still Persists in COVID Denial

By Catherine Putz

ASAP or maybe never: In August, the WHO wanted to visit Turkmenistan ASAP to test suspected COVID-19 samples. To date, no new mission has taken place.

November 06, 2020

Presidential or Parliamentary? What Kind of Government Should Kyrgyzstan Have?

By Catherine Putz

With new presidential elections set for January and parliamentary elections sometime before June 2021, the debate over what kind of government Kyrgyzstan should have is critical.

November 05, 2020

Enemy Attacks Rose Sharply in Run-up to Intra-Afghan Negotiations: Report

By Catherine Putz

From July to September, average daily enemy-initiated attacks in Afghanistan were 50 percent higher than the previous quarter. And then negotiations began.

November 05, 2020

As World Watches Messy US Presidential Election, Washington Exits the Paris Agreement

By Catherine Putz

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has said he favors signing the U.S. back up to the Paris Agreement.

November 04, 2020

Kyrgyz Presidential Hopefuls Rushing to Run

By Catherine Putz

Last month, Kyrgyz rushed into offices. This month, they’re running for the exits in hopes of contesting the January 10 early presidential election.

November 04, 2020

Former Kazakh Health Minister Detained in Corruption Probe

By Catherine Putz

Birtanov was minister until late June when he resigned after contracting COVID-19.

November 04, 2020

Russia, China Cautiously Watch Kyrgyzstan’s Lingering Political Turmoil

By Catherine Putz

Treading carefully, both Moscow and Beijing have engaged the new Japarov government but with a markedly light touch.

November 03, 2020

Tajiks Stuck in Russia, Flights Home Cancelled

By Catherine Putz

A pair of November 1 charter flights from Moscow to Dushanbe were cancelled.