Uzbekistan

Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, political, socio-economic, and cultural linkages have grown between Russia and Central Asian countries, including Uzbekistan. As one of Russia’s priority partners in the...

The China-led regional bloc, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), will be holding its twenty-second summit on September 15-16 in Uzbekistan’s ancient city of Samarkand. Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader...

Uzbekistan has assumed a leadership role in crafting an approach to the Taliban-led Afghanistan. Driving Tashkent’s behavior is a concern about instability spilling northwards. Uzbeks, however, are not simply looking...

After public protests and clashes with the police earlier this month, Uzbekistan canceled proposed constitutional amendments that would have scrapped the autonomy of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and ended its...

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan urged an end to the ongoing protests in the country’s northwestern Karakalpakstan region on Monday, claiming that the initial protests had given way to “destructive...

Protests and violence in Kazakhstan last month exposed the volatility of Central Asia’s leading economy and left Uzbekistan as the region’s current leader. The unrest underscored the geopolitical importance of...

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan was re-elected to a second five-year term on Sunday in a political contest that was marked by a lack of significant competition and allegations of voter fraud—despite recent...