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  Uzbekistan’s Foreign Policy: Building Partnerships in Central Asia and Beyond

  With the largest population and sharing borders with all four neighboring Central Asian states, Uzbekistan serves as a linchpin of the region. Since reformist President Shavkat Mirziyoyev assumed office in December 2016, the country’s engagement with its neighbors and the rest of the world has become increasingly dynamic, cooperative, and influential. On Thursday, April 10,

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  Is Russia Under Pressure?

  Since 2014, the United States and its allies have provided increasing military support to Ukraine while imposing more and tougher economic sanctions on Russia, especially since Russia launched its February 2022 invasion. Notwithstanding their starkly different approaches and stated goals, the Biden administration and the Trump administration have each framed these measures as components of

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  Center President Paul Saunders Speaks at Raisina Dialogue 2025

  The world watches as Washington and Moscow edge cautiously toward a “reset”—this time, not in Geneva, but via a direct phone call between Presidents Trump and Putin. On March 18, Center President Paul Saunders participated in an expert panel at the Raisina Dialogue to dissect the fragile possibilities of peace. Can a peace deal on

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  The Trump Administration and Africa

  President Donald Trump is transforming U.S. foreign policy around the world, abandoning some past approaches and setting new priorities even as he discards some important foreign policy tools and embraces others. He is also redefining American values in ways that break sharply from precedent. While changing policies toward Ukraine and Gaza have perhaps drawn the

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  Negotiating with Moscow

  On February 18, 2025, U.S. and Russian officials convened in Saudi Arabia to discuss a potential peaceful resolution to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and to explore the broader U.S.-Russia relationship. The meeting followed statements by other U.S. officials indicating a shift away from earlier American commitments to NATO membership for Ukraine and to restoring the

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