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Covers:  Central Asia, Afghanistan, Asia, Asian Geopolitics, Geopolitics, International Security, National Security
Managing Editor @Diplomat_APAC | Central Asia stan | @shippensburgU @UK_Patterson alum | Writing | Wandering | Wondering

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Catherine (Katie) Putz is managing editor of The Diplomat.

She manages the monthly magazine as well as writing on Central Asia and Afghanistan. She writes on politics, security and culture in former Soviet spaces, particularly where they link to greater Asia.

Katie is a graduate of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky, where she studied international security and Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in history with a f…

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The Failed Plot to ‘Destroy’ Uzbek Officials Using US Sanctions

The Failed Plot to ‘Destroy’ Uzbek Officials Using US Sanctions

Letters obtained by The Diplomat suggest a failed effort to manipulate the U.S. sanctions system on the part …

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Karakalpakstan's Sovereignty in Mirziyoyev's Uzbekistan

Karakalpakstan's Sovereignty in Mirziyoyev's Uzbekistan

"We Karakalpaks, apart from freedom, do not need anything," he told The Diplomat recently. We spoke in the wa…

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The Final Flights of the Afghan Air Force

The Final Flights of the Afghan Air Force

Col. Mohammad Tawfiq "Ice Man" Safi's A-29 was shot shortly after taking off. Its bright navigation lights we…

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Death and Denial in Turkmenistan

Death and Denial in Turkmenistan

In early 2020, Suleyman's family back home in Turkmenistan was more worried about him - studying abroad - tha…

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The Rich Merchant and the Young Bukharans

The Rich Merchant and the Young Bukharans

In Bukhara, not far from the ancient Silk Road city's famous center, there is a museum marked with a golden s…

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The Art of the Balance: Japan, China and the United States

The Art of the Balance: Japan, China and the United States

There's a delicate balance to relations between Japan and China. Economic realities are weighed against secur…

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Uzbekistan, Russia Celebrate Start of Nuclear Power Plant Construction… Again

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By Catherine Putz 
| Tribune Content Agency
On June 4, via videoconference from St. Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, joined by International Atomic Energy Agency Director general Rafael Grossi, celebrated the start of construction on the first unit of a new nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan.
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Uzbekistan, Russia Celebrate Start of Nuclear Power Plant Construction… Again

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By Catherine Putz 
| The Diplomat Magazine
Tashkent and Moscow celebrated the start of construction on the plant – two months after the companies involved celebrated the same thing.
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EBRD Dials Down Kyrgyz GDP Forecast Over Sanctions Worries

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By Catherine Putz 
| The Diplomat Magazine
While still growing, Kyrgyzstan’s GDP may slow due to increasing weight of sanctions. Credit: Photo by heiraven on Unsplash Subscribe for ads-free reading In its June 2026 updated Regional Economic Prospects report, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) revised downward Kyrgyzstan’s forecast on the back of recent European sanctions against the republic.
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