Zabikhulla S. Saipov
Zabikhulla Saipov is an independent Central Asian researcher with no political or institutional affiliation. The views are the author's own.
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Uzbekistan Seeks to Reinvigorate Its Diplomatic Clout in the Region (Part Two)
Since the fall of 2014, Tashkent has been boosting diplomatic engagement with its neighbors (see Part One in EDM, October 3). In particular, Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov met with President
Uzbekistan Seeks to Reinvigorate Its Diplomatic Clout in the Region (Part One)
Tashkent's recent diplomatic efforts to serve and actively pursue its vital national interests may best be described by the mantra "a strategy is always square, but tactics are always round."
Strained Thaw Between Tashkent and Ankara
On July 10–12, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu paid an official visit to Uzbekistan—the first one by a Turkish foreign minister in 13 years—in the hopes of bringing about a
Common Concerns and Threat Perceptions Force China and Uzbekistan to Closely Coordinate their Positions
Beijing and Tashkent have shared concerns and threat perceptions that make them natural allies in coordinating a wide variety of policy decisions. China traditionally has resented the presence of foreign
Chinese Understanding of Uzbekistan's Foreign and Domestic Policy Needs Sustains Mutual Political Trust
Close examination of relevant Chinese-Uzbekistani documents for the past years exposed a curious pattern of repetitive enunciation of strong mutual political trust that exists between the two countries. Entire bilateral
China's Economic Strategies for Uzbekistan and Central Asia: Building Roads to Afghan Strategic Resources and Beyond
Recent Chinese diplomatic maneuvers in Central Asia, both bilateral and multilateral, show that Beijing's strategy treats the region as a corridor for reaching resource bases in Afghanistan, the Middle East
New Foreign Policy Strategy Paper Codifies Uzbekistan's Reluctance Toward Restrictive Alliances
On August 1, the Lower Chamber of Uzbekistan's Parliament – the Oliy Majlis – approved the country's own national security strategy, "The Concept Paper on the Foreign Policy Activity of
Factors that Influenced Uzbekistan's Decision to Pull out of the CSTO: The View from Tashkent
On June 28, Uzbekistan announced its decision to suspend its membership in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The CSTO is a predecessor of the Collective Security Treaty that was
Militant Leadership Monitor – February 2015 Issue
The February 2015 issue begins with a brief on the three commanders of the the Free Syrian Army's al-Jaysh al-Awal by Nicholas Heras. Saber Safer, Abd al-Latif al-Hawrami and Abu Hamza al-Nu'iymi lead roughly 10,000 fighters in the Dara'a and al-Quneitra governorates. This is followed with a glimpse of... MORE