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Official podcasts from the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy's Central Asia Center (CAC), which conducts rigorous, policy-oriented research on Central Asia, a region of growing strategic and geopolitical significance.The CAC analyzes how Central Asian states navigate complex relationships with major powers, including the United States, Russia, China, and regional actors such as Iran and Turkey, while pursuing sovereignty, economic development, and security. Through original research developed in collaboration with regional experts and Washington policymakers, the CAC provides evidence-based analysis and actionable policy insights for U.S. decision-makers on the dynamics shaping regional stability and cooperation.For more on the Central Asia Center, please visit our website: www.newlinesinstitute.org/category/central-asia-center/For more on Newlines Institute, please visit our website: www.newlinesinstitute.org
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How Uzbekistan Rewrote the Reform Playbook | Sobir Kurbanov
Development Economist and World Bank Consultant Sobir Kurbanov joins Dr. Dania Arayssi to discuss his field experience across Central Asia, focusing on three themes: practical reform experience, the role of donors, and the importance of institutions. He highlights Uzbekistan’s rapid, top-driven reforms under new leadership, contrasts that with Tajikistan’s Digital CASA connectivity efforts, and explains when budget support versus project lending is effective. The episode emphasizes the need for strong public finance systems, fiduciary trust, and durable institutions to sustain reforms, with special attention to energy sector and public–private dialogue.
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Official podcasts from the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy's Central Asia Center (CAC), which conducts rigorous, policy-oriented research on Central Asia, a region of growing strategic and geopolitical significance.The CAC analyzes how Central Asian states navigate complex relationships with major powers, including the United States, Russia, China, and regional actors such as Iran and Turkey, while pursuing sovereignty, economic development, and security. Through original research developed in collaboration with regional experts and Washington policymakers, the CAC provides evidence-based analysis and actionable policy insights for U.S. decision-makers on the dynamics shaping regional stability and cooperation.For more on the Central Asia Center, please visit our website: www.newlinesinstitute.org/category/central-asia-center/For more on Newlines Institute, please visit our website: www.newlinesinstitute.org
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