In my first-year Russian textbook, a whole chapter was dedicated to hailing taxis on the side of the road. Hitchhiking became an almost formalized system of transportation in the Soviet Union due to ...

As Uzbekistan gears up for its parliamentary elections, scheduled for October 27, the political landscape is buzzing with activity. With five political parties vying for seats and public sentiment ...

Some VC firms see Uzbekistan as a place worth prospecting for tech unicorns. Meanwhile, a new government tries to make this very old world more modern. Five years ago, Uzbekistan, the most populous ...

Uzbekistan stands at a crossroads. Global demand for critical minerals, key to clean energy and high-tech manufacturing, is growing at an unprecedented rate. With gold, copper, lithium and rare earth ...