Author
Darya Podolskaya
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Analysis
Behind the “eternal friendship” between Baku and Tashkent: billions, business, and presidential families
Uzbekistan was the first country in Central Asia to sign a Treaty of Eternal Friendship with Azerbaijan. We look at the money and the business interests behind the rapprochement of Tashkent and Baku.
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Politics
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the U.S. crosshairs: What does Washington want from Astana and Tashkent?
The White House has put Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on a list of countries suspected of re-exporting Chinese goods to get around US tariffs. Dossym Satpayev on what this means for the region.
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Politics
“I serve my father”: 42 facts about Saida Mirziyoyeva
The Uzbek president’s elder daughter has turned 42. The main facts about her career, her powers and her family.
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Climate
Dirty air on schedule: who is failing to beat smog in Central Asia, and why
Every winter, smog settles over Tashkent, Bishkek, Almaty and Dushanbe. Where it comes from, and why the authorities’ measures are not working.
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Analysis
From Dubai skyscrapers to central Tashkent: new questions about the Mirziyoyev family’s business
One son-in-law of the president obtained UAE citizenship and 13 flats in Dubai; the other bought an office complex in central Tashkent. We summarise two investigations from October.
