AnalysisUzbekistan
Grid Limitations and Blackouts: Why does Central Asia Keep Losing Power?
The region’s latest major blackout on August 14 knocked out power across four of the five Central Asian states
Liam Gibson, Kurtis Yan·
Uzbekistan
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AnalysisRegional - South Caucasus
Beyond the SCO: Central Asia’s New Geography of Power
Beyond the handshaking, the platitudes, and the boilerplate declarations
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
AnalysisAzerbaijan
Trans-Caspian Links: The Growing Investment Portfolio Between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan
Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan remains vital as the two sides look to bolster trans-Caspian relations
Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisCentral Asia
Central Asia in the Global Scam Economy
In July, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and State Security Service shut down two fraudulent call centers
Dr. Akbota Karibayeva Meyer·
AnalysisUzbekistan
The Mirziyoyev-Trump Call: A Strategic Signal for U.S. Investment in Uzbekistan
The August 7 phone call between Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and U.S. President Donald Trump might look at first glace
Ana Maria Kvatashidze·
AnalysisWater Security
Afghanistan's Qosh Tepa Canal and the Limits of Central Asia's Water Governance
The greatest threat posed by Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Canal might not be the amount of water
Ana Maria Kvatashidze·
AnalysisEnergy
Rosatom Might no Longer be the Reliable Energy Partner it Once Was in Central Asia
Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisEnvironment
A “Peace” of the Pie: Water-sharing Agreement Signed in Dushanbe Amid Growing Scarcity in Central Asia
As water scarcity in Central Asia intensifies, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan signed a trilateral agreement
Liam Gibson·
AnalysisUzbekistan
Beyond Investment: How Uzbekistan Is Building a Modern Capital Market
Uzbekistan is entering a new stage of financial reform
Ana Maria Kvatashidze·
AnalysisEconomy
Beyond Competition: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan’s Role in Regional Integration
As Central Asia attracts growing international attention, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are pursuing increasingly ...
Aigerim Orynbassar·
AnalysisUzbekistan
Uzbekistan’s Fifth Tashkent Forum Closes with $43 Billion in Deals and a Broader Pitch for Reform
Tashkent hosted its fifth annual Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF)
Zohra Movsumova·
AnalysisUzbekistan
Uzbekistan Looks West: Georgia Emerges as a Critical Gateway to Europe
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s July 2-3 state visit to Tbilisi
Zohra Movsumova·
AnalysisUzbekistan
The White Wolves: Uzbekistan’s World Cup Participation Expands the Nation’s Reach
Few would have imagined a day when soccer fans in traditional Uzbek armor would take to the streets
Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisAzerbaijan
DFC’s Trans-Caspian Tour Signals Expanding Investment Pipeline
The United States appears to be serious about increasing significant and strategic investments in Central Asia
Dr. Akbota Karibayeva Meyer·
AnalysisUzbekistan
From Dispute to Diplomacy: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Advance Border Cooperation
The recent land exchange between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan is more than the transfer of two border villages
Aigerim Orynbassar·
AnalysisKazakhstan
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Are Deepening Financial Cooperation and Regional Integration in Central Asia
Caspian Policy Center, Aigerim Orynbassar·
AnalysisUzbekistan
Strengthening Central Asian Sovereignty: Diversifying Uzbekistani Remittance Origins
As Central Asian states continue to take steps that decouple themselves from Russia, it is essential
Jack Halsey, Nassim Ali Ahmad, Caroline Southworth·
AnalysisUzbekistan
Recipient to Replicator: Uzbekistani Investments in Afghanistan Inspired by China’s Playbook?
Following through on Uzbekistani officials’ earlier promises to sign a preferential trade agreement ...
Katherine Birch·