Crisis in Neighboring Kazakhstan Presents Uzbekistan With Challenges on Multiple Fronts

This month’s crisis in Kazakhstan, triggered by gas fuel price rises, came as a massive surprise for the Uzbekistani political elites. When the protests erupted in the neighboring country, almost all of Uzbekistan’s political establishment, including President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, were still on New Year’s vacation (Gazeta.uz, January 5). The president had even recommended that some regional governors go abroad to …

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