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Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Postpones Grand Opening: Visa Changes Delayed Until 2021
By Catherine Putz
A previously heralded visa liberalization has been punted to 2021.
A Look Back at Central Asia in 2016
By Catherine Putz
Accountability is good in governments and editors, a look back at my 2016 Central Asia Outlook
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.
Tajikistan is Very Optimistic About Energy
By Catherine Putz
President Emomali Rahmon’s hopeful tone belies reality and history.
Election Whitewashing, Uzbekistan Edition
By Casey Michel
A smattering of Western actors found their way to Uzbekistan to offer paeans to Tashkent’s political system.
With Surprise Visa-Free Travel Plan, Is Uzbekistan 'Open for Business'?
By Catherine Putz
Central Asia watchers were genuinely surprised by the decision, and cautiously hopeful.
To the Victor Go the Spoils? Uzbekistan’s New President and the Fate of $850 Million
By Catherine Putz
Shavkat Mirziyoyev is the new Uzbek president, but experts caution against celebrating surface-level reforms too soon.
What to Expect from Uzbekistan's Presidential Election
By Catherine Putz
More of the same, but with a new face.
Long-Held Political Prisoner to Be Released in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
After more than 23 years, Samandar Qoqonov is to be released from jail.
Who Are Central Asia's Exiles?
By Catherine Putz
A new database pools information about political exiles pursued across borders by the states of Central Asia
What’s the Mish-Mish on Gulnara Karimova?
By Catherine Putz
An anonymous source says she's dead, another anonymous source says she's alive.
EU Moves Uzbek Textile Deal Forward
By Catherine Putz
After 5 years, the EU-Uzbekistan Textile Protocol is headed to a vote in December.