Uzbekistan

Azerbaijani newsstand
The five Central Asian states are debating switching from the Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet in an attempt to end their relative isolation and loosen their ties to Russia. [more]
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan, one of the largest wheat exporters in the world, is considering reducing or even halting grain exports. This could have unpleasant consequences for the other four Central Asian states. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Uzbekistani President Islam Karimov speaking in Tashkent
After a nearly 10-year absence, Uzbekistan is seeking to rejoin the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization. The move is part of the gyrating foreign policy necessary to Uzbekistan's survival. [more]
Uzbek President Islam Karimov
NATO diplomats and staffers have said that Uzbekistan has expressed new willingness to open its Karshi-Khanabad Air Base to NATO forces. [more]
Uzbekneftegaz natural gas tank truck
Uzbekistan is a large natural gas producer that is locked into Russia's interests, though it has many potential export options beyond its large neighbor. [more]
MAP - Central Asia - pipelines
August 31, 2007 1805 GMT
China is making a bid for Central Asia's energy resources, a move that will ultimately expand into a bid for geopolitical control of the entire region. [more]
Geopolitical Diary - Lighthouse
August 20, 2007 1601 GMT
After 16 years of relative quiescence, Central Asia is about to become a major field of... [more]
Geopolitical Diary - Lighthouse
The annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) broke in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on... [more]
June 5, 2007 2041 GMT
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev were meeting June 5 in... [more]
January 18, 2007 0438 GMT
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January 18, 2007 0438 GMT
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September 13, 2006 0710 GMT
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August 31, 2006 0253 GMT
Kyrgyz law enforcement has been cracking down on a perceived rise in Islamist militancy in the... [more]
June 27, 2006 2154 GMT
Russian and Uzbek security forces have cracked down on an illegal international money transfer... [more]
January 6, 2006 0419 GMT
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November 17, 2005 0315 GMT
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October 29, 2005 0247 GMT
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) summit in Moscow ended Oct. 27. Talk at the summit... [more]
October 27, 2005 0042 GMT
Uzbek President Islam Karimov decided to allow his country to join the Moscow-led Collective... [more]
October 25, 2005 0053 GMT
Sanjar Umarov, head of the moderate opposition Sunshine Coalition in Uzbekistan, was arrested... [more]
October 5, 2005 0300 GMT
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