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Democracy in Central Asia

November 01, 2020
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?

March 03, 2020
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?

April 11, 2018
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.

May 02, 2017
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.

April 04, 2017
Nations in Transit: Populism and Broken Promises
By Catherine Putz
The annual report again catalogs the decline of democracy across the former Soviet Union.

February 24, 2017
Central Asia Still in the Democratic Doldrums
By Casey Michel
Democracy seems to be going into a global decline.

February 07, 2017
US Security Stakes in Central Asia
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Erica Marat.

December 07, 2016
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.

April 13, 2016
Central Asia: Nations (No Longer) in Transit
By Catherine Putz
Freedom House’s annual report marks 12 years of democratic declines.

February 04, 2016
Kazakhstan’s Snap Elections: Watching the Watchers
By Casey Michel
Not all election monitors were created equal.

October 03, 2015
What You Should Know About Kyrgyzstan’s Election
By Catherine Putz
As Kyrgyz head to the polls this weekend, read up on the election.

October 02, 2015
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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