Shavkat Mirziyoyev

In an investigation released this week, RFE/RL poked into the Uzbek president’s alleged secret resort in the mountains.

Tashkent has promoted privatization schemes before. Is this time different?

Genuine reform takes place not through quashing free thinkers and critics but in encouraging and even embracing them. 

Uzbekistan has a real opportunity to cement its significant gains, turn away from its authoritarian past, and reclaim its place as a Central Asian leader. 

Tashkent’s quick move to partner with China on poverty reduction indicates that Beijing is now the model for such efforts.

What does the coronavirus response say about the government’s ability to deliver on its ambitious reform program? 

Can the Uzbek government ensure that those who participated in Gulnara Karimova’s corruption do not benefit from it once more?

Despite continued challenges, Uzbekistan’s civil society is more vibrant than at any time in the country’s young history.

In 2018, Bobomurod Abdullaev walked out of jail in Uzbekistan after a surprising conclusion to a case levied against him by the state. New charges could mark a step backward.

Privatization of the cotton sector “is in itself no silver bullet solution” for the problems of corruption and forced labor. 

Uzbek President Mirziyoyev endorsed constitutional changes in Russia that will likely keep Putin in power for years to come, with serious implications for Central Asia.