Category: Uzbekistan
More Women in Central Asian Politics – But Where Is the Power?
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From Bukhara to Queens: The Global Journey of the Bukharan Jews
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How Central Asia became home for the Koryo-Saram
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Beyond the Counter: Uzbekistan’s Public Service Reforms and the Hidden Infrastructure of the Digital State
For most citizens, the state is not first encountered through laws, strategies or official speeches. It is encountered in practical moments of need: registering a birth, obtaining a passport,… [...]
Minsk’s Eastern Bet: Why Central Asia Matters More Than Ever
As Uzbekistani President Shavkat Mirziyoyev prepares to travel to Minsk on 8-9 July, the visit is expected to produce another series of agreements on trade, industry… [...]
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The Vocabulary of Reform: Why Central Asia Is Reimagining Its Political Traditions
From Kazakhstan’s Kurultai to Uzbekistan’s Mahalla, governments across Central Asia are increasingly framing political reform through institutions rooted in local history rather than imported political models. For much… [...]
Money, boxes and absent men: the hidden economy reshaping Central Asia
At Central Asian airports, remittances do not always look like money. They can look like taped cardboard boxes arriving from Istanbul, oversized suitcases from Moscow, bags of clothes bought… [...]
Beyond the big clubs: the football map behind Uzbekistan’s World Cup dream
Uzbekistan’s first World Cup appearance is often told through the players who carried the national team there: Eldor Shomurodov, Abbosbek Fayzullaev, Abdukodir Khusanov, Oston Urunov and the rest of… [...]
Bunyodkor Tashkent: the prestige project that tried to put Uzbek football on the world map
Special series – The Clubs Behind Uzbekistan’s World Cup Dream As Uzbekistan plays in its first-ever FIFA World Cup after a historic qualification campaign, Novastan looks at the… [...]
Neftchi Fergana: the oil-workers’ club that dominated early Uzbek football
Special series – The Clubs Behind Uzbekistan’s World Cup Dream As Uzbekistan plays in its first-ever FIFA World Cup after a historic qualification campaign, Novastan looks at the… [...]
Navbahor Namangan: the Fergana Valley’s football heartbeat
Special series – The Clubs Behind Uzbekistan’s World Cup Dream As Uzbekistan plays in its first-ever FIFA World Cup after a historic qualification campaign, Novastan looks at the… [...]
Nasaf Qarshi: the club that put Uzbek football on Asia’s map
Special series – The Clubs Behind Uzbekistan’s World Cup Dream As Uzbekistan plays in its first-ever FIFA World Cup after a historic qualification campaign, Novastan looks at the clubs… [...]