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Is Putin About to Get His Gas Union With Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?

Some speculate that by drawing its southern neighbors into closer cooperation on gas, Russia wants to gain control over Central Asian exports to China. That won’t be easy.

· March 13, 2023
Russia and Central Asia: Never Closer, or Drifting Apart?

Moscow had every opportunity to make the Central Asian nations gravitate toward it of their own accord. Yet now Russian soft power in Central Asia is dissipating before our eyes.

· December 23, 2022
Crises in Central Asia Belie the Region’s Ability to Democratize

All the crises that have erupted in Central Asia this year have the same underlying causes: weak political institutions, and governments that dismiss public frustration until it erupts into bloodshed on the streets.

· July 13, 2022
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In Uzbekistan, the Real Challenge Begins Now

However President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s second term develops, there is no point in expecting Uzbekistan to transform into a liberal democracy.

· October 28, 2021
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Is There a Place for a U.S. Military Base in Central Asia?

It was not so long ago that the United States had military bases in the region. But now much depends on whether the advantages would outweigh the inevitable losses that Central Asian countries would sustain as a result of Moscow and Beijing’s displeasure.

· June 4, 2021
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Uzbek Elections Preordained, the Real Questions Come Later

The real question looming over Uzbekistan's upcoming election is not who wins, but what will happen to the country after President Islam Karimov eventually leaves power.

· March 27, 2015