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November 20, 2019
Uzbekistan’s Parties Take the Stage to Debate
By Umida Hashimova
Heading toward parliamentary elections, Uzbekistan holds first debate among five running parties.
November 14, 2019
Cotton and Corporate Responsibility: Fighting Forced Labor in Xinjiang and Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
There are considerable differences with regard to forced labor in Uzbekistan and Xinjiang, but there is an underlying corporate responsibility to not engage in human rights abuses.
November 12, 2019
US and Russia Watching Closely Uzbekistan’s Economic Choices
By Umida Hashimova
Tashkent is reopening its negotiations to join the WTO and considering Eurasian Economic Union membership. Russia and the West are watching.
October 28, 2019
Bickering Emerges on Uzbekistan’s Political Scene
By Umida Hashimova
Parliamentary elections set for December 22 will take place under a new atmosphere, but small campaign feuds aren’t yet touching main issues.
October 07, 2019
Not So Fast: Will Uzbekistan Join the Eurasian Economic Union?
By Umida Hashimova
In Russian framing, the Uzbek decision to join the EAEU has already been made. But Tashkent is still exploring its options.
October 03, 2019
Uzbek Official Reprimanded by Senate for Rude Remarks on Beards and Hijabs
By Catherine Putz
Shuhrat Ghaniev, governor of Fergana and a senator, was rebuked by the Senate for an ethics violation.
September 23, 2019
Uzbekistan Joins the Turkic Council
By Umida Hashimova
Tashkent joins a regional organization for the first time in 13 years.
September 11, 2019
Unclear Boundaries in a Changing Uzbekistan
By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska
In Uzbekistan, a growing gap between the rhetoric of change and continued police discomfort with activism.
September 05, 2019
Uzbekistan’s Impending Water Crisis
By Aziz Egamov
Relations are good between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, but a grave water crisis still looms.
August 26, 2019
China Opens Education Opportunities for Uzbekistan’s Youth
By Umida Hashimova
The knowledge-hungry youth of Uzbekistan are ready to take up education in China.
August 07, 2019
Smart Cities or Surveillance? Huawei in Central Asia
By Yau Tsz Yan
Chinese surveillance technologies are popular among Central Asia’s governments.
December 13, 2018
What a US-Iran War Means for Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
By Nicholas Trickett
U.S. coercive pressure on Iran works against Uzbekistan’s regional interests and the stability of Afghanistan.
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