Shavkat Mirziyoyev

U.S. coercive pressure on Iran works against Uzbekistan’s regional interests and the stability of Afghanistan.

Cancellation of the propiska requirement in Uzbekistan has not materialized despite government promises.

Over the last two years, Shavkat Mirziyoyev has certainly changed Uzbekistan. But how much and why?

The ADB approved a $35 million grant to reconnect Tajikistan’s electricity system to the once-unified Central Asian power grid via Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan is increasingly playing an active role in supporting its labor migrants, a change from the Karimova era.

A discussion of Central Asia's hottest topics from Uzbekistan’s reforms to Kazakh succession and China's Belt and Road.

Mirziyoyev apparently has little tolerance for demeaning treatment.

Secretary Wilbur Ross praised Uzbekistan's “democratic reforms,” but what he really meant was economic reforms.

Mirziyoyev’s first trip to Europe was dominated by the search for investment in France.

At CIS meeting, Mirziyoyev’s worries about instability in Afghanistan were on display.

Uzbekistan defines the tolerance level in free speech and reveals its fear of conservative Islam.

Tajikistan once sought to circumvent Uzbekistan with a railway through Afghanistan to Turkmenistan. But Tajik-Uzbek relations are better now.