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Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Uzbek President Mirziyoyev Makes State Visit to Russia
By Catherine Putz
Mirziyoyev and Putin signed investments deals worth $12 billion and trade contracts worth $3.8 billion.
Nations in Transit: Populism and Broken Promises
By Catherine Putz
The annual report again catalogs the decline of democracy across the former Soviet Union.
Brothers Again: Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
By Catherine Putz
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana.
Uzbekistan Puts a Smile on an Economic Blow to Turkmenistan
By Paolo Sorbello
Mirziyoyev paid his first visit to Turkmenistan while their main joint project – a pipeline to China – was being killed.
Uzbek President Makes First Official Trip Abroad to Turkmenistan
By Catherine Putz
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev made a two-day visit to Turkmenistan his first official foray abroad.
Central Asia Still in the Democratic Doldrums
By Casey Michel
Democracy seems to be going into a global decline.
Good News: After 17 Years, Uzbek Journalist Released
By Catherine Putz
Muhammad Bekjanov was one of the world's longest-imprisoned journalists.
Can Kazakhstan Look to Uzbekistan for Economic Dynamism?
By Catherine Putz
Central Asia’s borders and Stalin; radio in the region and more; recommended links.
Western Fingerprints on Uzbek Crime Racket
By Kristian Lasslett
Tashkent wants nearly $1 billion in frozen assets back, but the state is complicit in the original corruption.
An Uzbek Transition for Kazakhstan?
By Stanislav Pritchin
When the time comes, can a post-Nazarbayev Astana model Uzbekistan's smooth transfer of power?
Uzbekistan Postpones Grand Opening: Visa Changes Delayed Until 2021
By Catherine Putz
A previously heralded visa liberalization has been punted to 2021.
The Soviet Union’s Collapse and Russia’s Colonial Legacy
By Catherine Putz
The USSR’s collapse; don’t say ‘colony’; hope for an Uzbek glasnost; and more. Recommended reads.