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Uzbek president Shavkat Mirziyoyev. (Photo: Press Service of the Uzbek President)
Uzbek President Reigns In Security Service
Timur Toktonaliev, Turonbek Kozokov
4 Apr 18
Once-mighty intelligence agency weakened by a serious shake-up.
President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev (left) with Emomali Rakhmon, Tajik President. (Photo: Press service of President of Republic of Tajikistan)
Historic Visit Boosts Uzbek-Tajik Ties
Timur Toktonaliev
13 Mar 18
Trip is latest in leader’s efforts to improve a range of regional relations.
In the old city of Bukhara, a man sells a traditional device for making bread. (Photo: Government tourism portal: uzbekistan.travel)
Opening Up Uzbekistan to Tourism
Timur Toktonaliev
7 Mar 18
Tashkent wants to attract more visitors to previously isolated country.
Uzbek president Shavkat Mirziyoyev. (Photo: Uzbek president's press service)
Could Uzbekistan Lead Central Asia?
Timur Toktonaliev
22 Nov 17
In surprise move, previously isolated state calls for tighter regional integration.
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev (left) greets his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoe. (Photo: Press Service of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic)
A Turning Point for Kyrgyz-Uzbek Relations?
Timur Toktonaliev
8 Sep 17
Landmark meeting indicates progress over trade and border issues.
Uzbekistan’s new president Shavkat Mirziyoyev. (Photo: Press Service of the Uzbek President)
Interview
Could Uzbekistan be Opening Up?
IWPR Central Asia
15 Mar 17
Scope for change on foreign policy, but domestic reform may be mostly cosmetic.
IWPR contributor, Birgit Brauer. (Photo courtesy of B. Brauer)
Comment
Uzbekistan's New President – a Reformer or Another Dictator?
Birgit Brauer
7 Dec 16
Initial moves towards reform have not convinced observers that the new leader will end a quarter of a century of dictatorial rule.
Plov is one of the most common festive treats across Central Asia. (Photo: Aziz Mamirov)
All You Need is Plov
Vasilina Atoyanz-Larina, Dina Tokbaeva
25 Nov 16
Central Asians vie for ownership of a much-loved dish.
(l to r) Late Uzbek president Islam Karimov (left), President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the 2016 Shanghai Cooperation Summit. (Photo: Kremlin press office/Wikimedia)
Interview
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Paper Tiger or Sleeping Dragon?
Dina Tokbaeva
26 Sep 16
Eurasian grouping will include half of the world’s population when it expands next year.
The late President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov. (Photo: Host Photo Agency/Ria Novosti via Getty Images)
Uzbekistan: Karimov's Legacy
IWPR Central Asia
8 Sep 16
How has the late leader left his country after 25 years of autocratic rule?

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