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Roads to Progress, from Canada to Uzbekistan
The commentary offers a comparative and on-the-ground perspective on Uzbekistan’s road infrastructure, blending personal travel observations with policy analysis. Drawing parallels with Canada’s vast but well-connected highway system, the authors underscore the challenges Uzbekistan faces in developing safe, efficient, and sustainable road networks. They recount travel experiences across regions such as Samarkand, Bukhara, Nukus, and Muynak, highlighting pervasive potholes, u
Ciarlandini, Wu, Horvath, Liu


Privatization and the ‘post-Soviet’ label in Uzbekistan: Comparisons from Europe and east-Asia
Uzbekistan’s gradual, state-supported privatization—particularly in education—challenges the utility of the “post-Soviet” label, aligning its trajectory more closely with East Asian models than with Eastern Europe’s rapid transitions.
Botond Horvath


Silk Stretched: Are we overestimating Chinese cultural influence in Uzbekistan in the era of the Belt and Road?
This essay argues that while China’s Belt and Road Initiative has deepened economic ties with Uzbekistan, its cultural influence remains overstated, with Russian, Western, and domestic forces continuing to shape identity more strongly.
Eugenio Ciarlandini


Video & Media: The Cultural Leanings of Uzbekistan
This essay analyzes Uzbekistan’s media landscape, showing how professional video production—spanning education, music, and national branding—reflects both strong American influence and deliberate integration of Uzbek cultural identity.

Ray Wu
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How do we plan on being mindful with a camera in Uzbekistan?
Documentary filmmaking has evolved considerably since the days of Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North (1922), when Western directors...

Ray Wu
May 9


A Post-Soviet Intellectual Migration: Uzbekistan’s Boom in Overseas & Private Education
Uzbekistan is now the third-largest source of international students Amid the global pursuit for higher education, a new wave is shaping...
Bob Liu
Apr 20


Looking East: The Evolving Role of Uzbekistan’s Mineral Wealth on the Global Stage
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen enters a hall to attend a meeting during the EU-Central Asia summit, Samarkand,...

Callum Rand
Apr 10


No Land Left Unscathed: The impacts of USAID cuts on Uzbekistan
Written by William White Edited by Ray Wu and Botond Horvath USAID in Uzbekistan When President Donald Trump won last November’s...

William White
Apr 7


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Dream: On this page, I will write weekly and eventually daily updates about the status of this project and its members. Eugenio, Ray,...
Botond Horvath
Mar 30


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