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Tackling Central Asia’s Remaining Development Challenges
By Evgeny Vinokurov and Anton Malakhov
The region needs to overcome four key structural challenges: lack of access to the sea, low level of development of the financial sector, lack of water and energy coordination, and climate change.
Another Uzbek Killed in Ukraine
By Niginakhon Saida
Uzbek migrant workers in Russia, and those serving time in Russian prisons, are particularly vulnerable to recruitment into the Russian military.
Unpacking Geopolitical Competition and Energy Security in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
A U.S. Senate subcommittee recently explored U.S. policy toward Central Asia amid the war in Ukraine and intense concern about global energy security.
Final Draft of Constitutional Amendments Reportedly Ready in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
There’s still no date for the referendum, but it’s clear Uzbekistan’s government is gearing up to push forward its desired constitutional update.
Central Asians Face Entry Denial at Georgian Border
By Niginakhon Saida
Several Central Asians report being turned away recently at the Georgian border with no detailed explanation.
This Week in Asia: March 3, 2023
The Diplomat’s weekly video round-up of Asia news.
Ukraine’s Shadow Over Blinken’s Travels Through Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
The war in Ukraine provided the thematic backdrop for the U.S. secretary of state’s recent trip through Central Asia in a way the U.S. war in Afghanistan once did.
US Secretary of State Blinken Headed to Central Asia Next Week
By Catherine Putz
Antony Blinken's first trip to Central Asia will involve bilateral meetings with all five of his regional counterparts, plus a convening of the C5+1 format.
Uzbekistan’s Transition to a Green Economy: Challenges and Opportunities
By Paola Agostini , Weijen Leow, and Marco Mantovanelli
Tashkent recognizes the need to enhance its economic transformation with a green approach.
The Ukraine War Echoes in Ancient Samarkand
By Dan Storyev
An unusual diaspora -- Indian medical students evacuated from Ukraine last year -- has found community in a small Catholic church in Samarkand.
After Temporary Suspension, What’s Next for the Trans-Afghan Railway?
By Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi
Railway transportation re-opened from Uzbekistan to Afghanistan after a recent suspension was lifted, but key questions remain.
UN Working Group Calls for Release of Uzbek Blogger Sattoriy
By Catherine Putz
The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention says Otabek Sattoriy’s 2021 detention is arbitrary under international law.