Empty Promises: Kazakh, Uzbek Leaders All Talk And No Action On Reforms – Analysis
By Bruce Pannier*
(RFE/RL) -- When new leaders came to power in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in recent years, people hoped it would spark an era of significant change in how the countries were governed.
New Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev said soon after gaining power (in 2019 and...