President Karimov Dead, Turmoil Expected in Uzbeki-beki-bekistan

9 thoughts on “President Karimov Dead, Turmoil Expected in Uzbeki-beki-bekistan

  1. Karimov ran an authoritarian government in the Central Asian nation since 1989, and cultivated no apparent successor.

    Oh, this will end well.

  2. https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior

    She's had some good tweets on the issue, I found her leading the charge against NYT's favor toward Trump and she had some Uzbekistan tweets. Didn't think much of it at the time… then this happened. Seems like the favorite for next President is Shavkat Mirziyoyev

  3. Sarah Kendzior ‏@sarahkendzior 2h2 hours ago

    Mirziyoyev will be worse b/c 1) Uzbekistan very vulnerable now esp economically; he can't fix it 2) He's allegedly more brutal, lacks vision

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