Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Will international donors legitimize Uzbekistan’s tightening grip on civil society?

The world has changed profoundly since the last Central Asian Consultative Meeting, yet the new regional grouping carries on.

A proposal to downgrade the autonomous region to a province set off massive protests.

Mirziyoyev looks set to follow in his predecessor's footsteps, tinkering with the constitution to stay in power indefinitely.

The State Security Services threaten, intimidate, and pressure journalists to avoid certain topics and delete certain stories.

A possible free trade agreement and hopes for rare earth supplies underscore a strengthening South Korea-Uzbekistan relationship.

In a Constitution Day speech, President Mirziyoyev outlined nine proposals for amending the country’s constitution. 

The reelection of Uzbekistan’s president was a foregone conclusion. The real question is: Where are the promised reforms?

The apparent dismissal of Rustam Inoyatov, who lost his long-held post as head of the Uzbek security services back in 2018, moves a former kingmaker off the board.

Tashkent is taking its time, slowly moving toward EAEU membership and perhaps hoping to carve out exceptions in exchange for joining.

In entering a new term by suggesting constitutional reform, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is following in the path of his dictatorial predecessor.