Uzbekistan

  • Sep 27, 2013
  • 7 min read

Water management creates tensions in Central Asia

Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe recently hosted a high-level international conference dedicated to...

Central Asia
  • Jul 22, 2013
  • 6 min read

CASA-1000 underpins regional strategy in Central Asia

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), a key sponsor of the CASA-1000 project to sell electricity...

Central Asia
  • Apr 24, 2013
  • 2 min read

Uzbekistan's Karimov defies rumours of ill health

Mamadali Makhmudov (72), author of an historical novel ('Eternal Mountains') on Russia's 19th...

Uzbekistan
  • Apr 9, 2013
  • 7 min read

Central Asia succession risks to drive elite struggles

News that the Uzbek President Islam Karimov may have suffered a heart attack in March prompted...

Central Asia
  • Nov 23, 2012
  • 7 min read

Prospects for Central Asia in 2013

With few exceptions, Central Asia did not experience significant instability in 2012; however,...

Central Asia
  • Sep 18, 2012
  • 2 min read

Uzbek telecoms seizure highlights risks

On Monday, a court in Tashkent passed suspended prison sentences on four Uzdunrobita executives...

Uzbekistan
  • Aug 17, 2012
  • 2 min read

Uzbek telecoms saga bodes ill for foreign investment

Bilateral negotiations between Tashkent and Washington started yesterday, with an agenda that...

Uzbekistan
  • Aug 9, 2012
  • 6 min read

Afghan drawdown may weaken Central Asian neighbours

Late last month, clashes between armed local groups and Tajik government forces killed around 50...

Central Asia