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Nations in Transit
![Nations in Transit: Central Asia Remains Locked in Consolidated Authoritarianism Nations in Transit: Central Asia Remains Locked in Consolidated Authoritarianism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-01-28-6.jpg)
Nations in Transit: Central Asia Remains Locked in Consolidated Authoritarianism
By Catherine Putz
Another bad year for democracy across the former Soviet Union, with Kyrgyzstan slipping further into authoritarianism too.
![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.
![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: 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.
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