Uzbekistan

“U.S. power can inadvertently shift politics even in regions like Central Asia where the United States is remote.”

The January 2021 World Bank Global Economic Prospects report is out, heralding a “subdued” recovery for the world. How fares Central Asia?

Tomato pests, quickly forgotten, suggest the brief ban on some Uzbek imports was of a political nature.

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

Uzbekistan launches trials of a Chinese vaccine, but purchases Russian vaccine.

The Iranian port of Chabahar has the potential to shift some of the regional dynamics in India’s favor. 

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Uzbekistan undoubtedly needs to continue implementing recent initiated reforms, but its progress is promising.

"Despite obvious advancement in reforms in various spheres, one direction of reforms remains very slow: it is the sphere of political reforms."

Uzbekistan has made enormous progress in eliminating forced labor, but has yet to fully eradicate it.