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A “Peace” of the Pie: Water-sharing Agreement Signed in Dushanbe Amid Growing Scarcity in Central Asia

A “Peace” of the Pie: Water-sharing Agreement Signed in Dushanbe Amid Growing Scarcity in Central Asia

Liam Gibson

08/04/2026

As water scarcity in Central Asia intensifies, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbek...

Beyond Investment: How Uzbekistan Is Building a Modern Capital Market

Beyond Investment: How Uzbekistan Is Building a Modern Capital Market

Uzbekistan is entering a new stage of financial reform...

Beyond Competition: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan’s Role in Regional Integration

Beyond Competition: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan’s Role in Regional Integration

As Central Asia attracts growing international attention, Kazakhstan and Uzbekis...

Uzbekistan’s Fifth Tashkent Forum Closes with $43 Billion in Deals and a Broader Pitch for Reform

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)...

Uzbekistan Looks West: Georgia Emerges as a Critical Gateway to Europe

Uzbekistan Looks West: Georgia Emerges as a Critical Gateway to Europe

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s July 2-3  state visit to Tbilisi...

The White Wolves: Uzbekistan’s World Cup Participation Expands the Nation’s Reach

The White Wolves: Uzbekistan’s World Cup Participation Expands the Nation’s Reach

Kurtis Yan

07/15/2026

Few would have imagined a day when soccer fans in traditional Uzbek armor would ...

DFC’s Trans-Caspian Tour Signals Expanding Investment Pipeline

DFC’s Trans-Caspian Tour Signals Expanding Investment Pipeline

The United States appears to be serious about increasing significant and strateg...

From Dispute to Diplomacy: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Advance Border Cooperation

From Dispute to Diplomacy: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Advance Border Cooperation

The recent land exchange between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan is more than the tran...

Strengthening Central Asian Sovereignty: Diversifying Uzbekistani Remittance Origins

Strengthening Central Asian Sovereignty: Diversifying Uzbekistani Remittance Origins

As Central Asian states continue to take steps that decouple themselves from Rus...

Recipient to Replicator: Uzbekistani Investments in Afghanistan Inspired by China’s Playbook?

Recipient to Replicator: Uzbekistani Investments in Afghanistan Inspired by China’s Playbook?

Following through on Uzbekistani officials’ earlier promises to sign a preferent...

Air Force Asset Transfer: U.S.-Uzbekistan Partnership Reaches New Heights

Air Force Asset Transfer: U.S.-Uzbekistan Partnership Reaches New Heights

Overloaded aircraft started making their way north from Afghanistan to Central A...

PGI: The G7’s Answer to Belt and Road?

PGI: The G7’s Answer to Belt and Road?

In July, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan hosted to a U.S. delegation aiming to enhance...

French Connection: Macron’s Nuclear Deals in Central Asia

French Connection: Macron’s Nuclear Deals in Central Asia

Toghrul Ali

11/17/2023

France has shifted its gaze to Central Asia in pursuit of uranium. With its mark...

A Possible End to China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Line?

A Possible End to China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Line?

Meray Ozat

10/06/2023

Just five months after China and Kyrgyzstan agreed to begin the construction of ...

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A Possible End to China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Line?

Meray Ozat

10/06/2023

Just five months after China and Kyrgyzstan agreed to begin the construction of ...

Uzbekistan in the United States: A Path for Stronger Partnerships

Uzbekistan in the United States: A Path for Stronger Partnerships

Meray Ozat

09/22/2023

This week’s United Nations General Assembly meetings brought in a lot of changes...

Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan Deepen Bilateral Ties

Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan Deepen Bilateral Ties

Toghrul Ali

08/30/2023

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev conducted a working visit to Azerbaij...