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How Russia’s Economic Recession Benefits Moscow Politically in its “Near Abroad”

(PONARS Policy Memo) Over the short run, Russia’s acrimonious relations with the West are serving the Kremlin’s broader effort of heightening its influence in its “near abroad.” In 2014, Russia was…

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“Uzbek Terrorism” and the Logical Inconsistencies of Extreme Vetting

(PONARS Policy Memo) Ethnic Uzbeks conducted four terrorist attacks in the past two years. Sayfullo Saipov, a 29-year-old Uzbek, killed eight people with a Home Depot truck in New York City…

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The Paradox of Uzbek Terror: Peace at Home, Violence Abroad

(Foreign Affairs) This week’s terrorist attack in Manhattan, carried out by a citizen of Uzbekistan, Sayfullo Saipov, followed several assaults and bombings also involving people from that country: the New…

Central Asia’s Borders: The Next Twenty-Five Years

(PONARS Policy Memo) Central Asia’s states have been managing (or mismanaging, as some observers argue) their borders for a quarter century. During this time, they have received substantial sums from international…

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Radnitz: The Uzbek government saw Islam as a threat to the regime and was happy to help repress its opponents

(NBC4) The suspect in yesterday's terrorist attack in New York City that left eight people dead and at least a dozen injured came to the United States from Uzbekistan, but the…

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Omelicheva: Uzbekistan is seeking to strengthen its economy but will likely remain politically closed and repressive

(KU) International media reports have focused on recent reforms in Uzbekistan as a potential opening and thaw of a once repressive regime. Some international groups and activists have even referred to the…

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Roberts: Uzbekistan’s liberalization represents some of the first positive political news out of Central Asia in years

(NYTimes) Uzbekistan — Muhammad Bekjanov, often called the world’s longest-imprisoned journalist, did 18 years of hard time in some of Uzbekistan’s most notorious prisons, with nicknames like “Goodbye to Youth.” He was…

Qatar and Central Asia: What’s at Stake in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan?

(PONARS Policy Memo) Relations between Central Asian states and the Gulf Arab monarchies have expanded rapidly over the past decade. With one of the most outward-looking foreign policy agendas of…

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Dictators Without Borders: Power and Money in Central Asia (New Book)

A look into the unrecognized and unregulated links between autocratic regimes in Central Asia and centers of power and wealth throughout the West. Weak, corrupt, and politically unstable, the former…

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Passing Central Asian Power Batons: What Can We Expect? | Omelicheva, Radnitz, Juraev (Part 1 of 2)

The presidential succession in Uzbekistan following the death of Islam Karimov in September 2016 has rejuvenated discussion about the nature and future of Central Asia’s political regimes. Uzbekistan’s new president,…

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Uzbekistan

How Russia’s Economic Recession Benefits Moscow Politically in its “Near Abroad”

“Uzbek Terrorism” and the Logical Inconsistencies of Extreme Vetting

The Paradox of Uzbek Terror: Peace at Home, Violence Abroad

Central Asia’s Borders: The Next Twenty-Five Years

Radnitz: The Uzbek government saw Islam as a threat to the regime and was happy to help repress its opponents

Omelicheva: Uzbekistan is seeking to strengthen its economy but will likely remain politically closed and repressive

Roberts: Uzbekistan’s liberalization represents some of the first positive political news out of Central Asia in years

Qatar and Central Asia: What’s at Stake in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan?

Dictators Without Borders: Power and Money in Central Asia (New Book)

Passing Central Asian Power Batons: What Can We Expect? | Omelicheva, Radnitz, Juraev (Part 1 of 2)