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Shavkat Mirziyoyev
May 21, 2020
Can Mirziyoyev’s Reforms Bring About a Real Free Market Economy in Uzbekistan?
By Bekzod Zakirov
The hope that reforms will ultimately bring about free market capitalism with accompanying democratic politics is utmost naivety.
April 10, 2020
Tajik President Discusses Coronavirus Via Phone With Regional Leaders
By Catherine Putz
Emomali Rahmon finally joins in on regional telediplomacy with recent calls with the leaders of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.
April 06, 2020
Uzbekistan Adopts Strict Regulations to Fight COVID-19
By Umida Hashimova
The pandemic has led to the resurrection of heavy law enforcement in Uzbekistan.
April 02, 2020
Uzbekistan Leads Central Asian Diplomacy in the Age of COVID-19
By Catherine Putz
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been ringing his neighbors to coordinate and dispatching aid to Afghanistan.
October 07, 2019
Not So Fast: Will Uzbekistan Join the Eurasian Economic Union?
By Umida Hashimova
In Russian framing, the Uzbek decision to join the EAEU has already been made. But Tashkent is still exploring its options.
September 11, 2019
Unclear Boundaries in a Changing Uzbekistan
By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska
In Uzbekistan, a growing gap between the rhetoric of change and continued police discomfort with activism.
September 01, 2019
Charting Progress in Mirziyoyev’s Uzbekistan
By Steve Swerdlow
Three years of frenzied reform activity have certainly made a difference, but much work remains to be done.
August 21, 2019
New Faces, Old Patterns in Uzbekistan’s Foreign Policy
By Aleksey Asiryan
Uzbekistan’s change of foreign policy course has its roots in a 2012 concept that recognized changing regional dynamics.
August 07, 2019
Uzbekistan: Reforms Underway, but Democracy Still Out of Reach
By Justine Doody
With parliamentary elections slated for late 2019 or early 2020, will Uzbekistan remain in essence a one-party state?
July 30, 2019
Uzbek Activists Urge Caution in Returning Gulnara’s Ill-Gotten Gains
By Catherine Putz
As reports stir of pending asset returns, a group of activists urge international stakeholders to be cautious in how they proceed.
July 29, 2019
Uzbekistan Focused on Developing Trade with Afghanistan
By Umida Hashimova
Tashkent’s intentions have swiftly moved toward actions when it comes to increasing trade cooperation with Afghanistan.
May 31, 2019
Can Return Migration Be a ‘Brain Gain’ for Uzbekistan?
By Sherzod Eraliev
Tashkent looks to expats to bring their expertise and experience back to Uzbekistan.
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