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Central Asia border disputes
![Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Inch Closer to Settling Border Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Inch Closer to Settling Border](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-15-6.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Inch Closer to Settling Border
By Catherine Putz
Settling a border is not an easy task, but Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan seem to be entering the final phases of doing so.
![The Soviet Water Legacy in Central Asia The Soviet Water Legacy in Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-26-12.jpg)
The Soviet Water Legacy in Central Asia
By Asel Murzakulova
The Soviet legacy in Central Asia’s water and energy infrastructure is complex, weaving together conflict and cooperation.
![Back to Normal Diplomacy: Kyrgyz President Visits Tajikistan Back to Normal Diplomacy: Kyrgyz President Visits Tajikistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-07-01-5.jpg)
Back to Normal Diplomacy: Kyrgyz President Visits Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
A return to the pre-April status quo is preferable to continued violence, but a lack of progress on border negotiations isn’t a long-term solution to instability on the border.
![What Happened at the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border? What Happened at the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-01-8.jpg)
What Happened at the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border?
Anahita Saymidinova, Madeleine Reeves, and Aigerim Turgunbaeva discuss the violence along the border and the long-term implications for both countries.
![Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Woes Lead to Wider Bilateral Tensions Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Woes Lead to Wider Bilateral Tensions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-15-6.jpg)
Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Woes Lead to Wider Bilateral Tensions
By Catherine Putz
A lack of communication bedevils current Kyrgyz-Tajik relations.
![Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Trade Blame for Cross-border Shelling Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Trade Blame for Cross-border Shelling](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-15-6.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Trade Blame for Cross-border Shelling
By Associated Press
Reportedly one Kyrgyz man has been killed in the clashes over a long-unsettled border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
![Settling Central Asia’s Borders Is No Easy Task Settling Central Asia’s Borders Is No Easy Task](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-09-11.jpg)
Settling Central Asia’s Borders Is No Easy Task
By Catherine Putz
People on both sides of these possibly shifting borders have strong feelings about it.
![Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Border: ‘Resolved 100 Percent’ Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Border: ‘Resolved 100 Percent’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-15-6.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Border: ‘Resolved 100 Percent’
By Catherine Putz
Kyrgyz officials laud a protocol signed with Uzbekistan to settle, once and for all, the border. Much work remains ahead to realize the agreement on the ground.
![The Enduring Difficulty of Settling the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border The Enduring Difficulty of Settling the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-tajikistan-kyrgyzstan-flags.jpg)
The Enduring Difficulty of Settling the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border
By Colleen Wood
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan’s presidents met recently to discuss border delimitation in the wake of recent violence.
![Why Central Asia Won't Go to War Why Central Asia Won't Go to War](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-05_15-02-32.jpg)
Why Central Asia Won't Go to War
By Nodir Boboev
Diplomatically and domestically, Central Asia's governments can't afford a full-blown conflict.
![Can Kazakhstan Look to Uzbekistan for Economic Dynamism? Can Kazakhstan Look to Uzbekistan for Economic Dynamism?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-02_19-47-14.jpg)
Can Kazakhstan Look to Uzbekistan for Economic Dynamism?
By Catherine Putz
Central Asia’s borders and Stalin; radio in the region and more; recommended links.
![Kyrgyz President Might Skip SCO Summit Over Border Tensions Kyrgyz President Might Skip SCO Summit Over Border Tensions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-24_15-51-21.jpg)
Kyrgyz President Might Skip SCO Summit Over Border Tensions
By Catherine Putz
The summit isn't until June, so there's time for the tensions to either abate or further calcify.
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