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Democracy in Central Asia
![The State of Democracy in Asia The State of Democracy in Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-28-12.jpg)
The State of Democracy in Asia
By Yun-han Chu, Michael Vatikiotis, Mosharraf Zaidi, and Catherine Putz
Has the global narrative of democratic decline held true in the Indo-Pacific region?
![Democracy, the Tokayev Way Democracy, the Tokayev Way](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-03-1.jpg)
Democracy, the Tokayev Way
By Nurseit Niyazbekov
Is democracy, the Tokayev way, just the same authoritarian regime skillfully imitating democratic institutions and procedures to legitimate itself?
![Central Asia's Democratic Backslide Continues, Except for Uzbekistan Central Asia's Democratic Backslide Continues, Except for Uzbekistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-fabfour.jpg)
Central Asia's Democratic Backslide Continues, Except for Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
Three states in Central Asia marked declines in the 2018 Nations in Transit report; but Uzbekistan logged its first improvement since 2005.
![Central Asian Echoes in Non-Democratic Politics Central Asian Echoes in Non-Democratic Politics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-22_16-41-56.jpg)
Central Asian Echoes in Non-Democratic Politics
By Casey Michel
Xavier Marquez’s analysis of authoritarianism doesn’t focus on Central Asia, but implications for the region are clear.
![Nations in Transit: Populism and Broken Promises Nations in Transit: Populism and Broken Promises](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-24_14-18-54.jpg)
Nations in Transit: Populism and Broken Promises
By Catherine Putz
The annual report again catalogs the decline of democracy across the former Soviet Union.
![Central Asia Still in the Democratic Doldrums Central Asia Still in the Democratic Doldrums](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-02_19-47-14.jpg)
Central Asia Still in the Democratic Doldrums
By Casey Michel
Democracy seems to be going into a global decline.
![US Security Stakes in Central Asia US Security Stakes in Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-05_15-18-18.jpg)
US Security Stakes in Central Asia
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Erica Marat.
![Election Whitewashing, Uzbekistan Edition Election Whitewashing, Uzbekistan Edition](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-07_16-10-09.jpg)
Election Whitewashing, Uzbekistan Edition
By Casey Michel
A smattering of Western actors found their way to Uzbekistan to offer paeans to Tashkent’s political system.
![Central Asia: Nations (No Longer) in Transit Central Asia: Nations (No Longer) in Transit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-02_19-47-14.jpg)
Central Asia: Nations (No Longer) in Transit
By Catherine Putz
Freedom House’s annual report marks 12 years of democratic declines.
![Kazakhstan’s Snap Elections: Watching the Watchers Kazakhstan’s Snap Elections: Watching the Watchers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-04_13-05-48.jpg)
Kazakhstan’s Snap Elections: Watching the Watchers
By Casey Michel
Not all election monitors were created equal.
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What You Should Know About Kyrgyzstan’s Election
By Catherine Putz
As Kyrgyz head to the polls this weekend, read up on the election.
![Kyrgyz Increasingly Disillusioned with Political and Economic Stall Kyrgyz Increasingly Disillusioned with Political and Economic Stall](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-01_15-36-27.jpg)
Kyrgyz Increasingly Disillusioned with Political and Economic Stall
By Casey Michel
A new International Crisis Group report says Kyrgyzstan is on an uncertain trajectory.
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