Katie Putz
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The new normal is reglobalisation! In @thediplomat.com, I argue that the Global South is redrawing the world economy while the West struggles with moral crisis and protectionism, focus #Uzbekistan.
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#CentralAsia
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#CentralAsia
October 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The new normal is reglobalisation! In @thediplomat.com, I argue that the Global South is redrawing the world economy while the West struggles with moral crisis and protectionism, focus #Uzbekistan.
🔗Read: thediplomat.com/2025/10/the-...
🎓Based on: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#CentralAsia
🔗Read: thediplomat.com/2025/10/the-...
🎓Based on: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#CentralAsia
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The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast hosts @nktpnd.bsky.social and @LadyPutz.bsky.social discuss recent geopolitical developments between the United States and Russia, India and China, and more.
Geopolitical Ripple Effects: US-Russia, China-India, and More
Will Trump’s overtures to Russia yield anything?
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August 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast hosts @nktpnd.bsky.social and @LadyPutz.bsky.social discuss recent geopolitical developments between the United States and Russia, India and China, and more.
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Member highlight! Meet MWG member Katie Putz!(@ladyputz.bsky.social)
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Member Highlight
Introducing MWG member Catherine (Katie) Putz!
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July 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Member highlight! Meet MWG member Katie Putz!(@ladyputz.bsky.social)
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As DOGE takes aim at the Peace Corps, the sudden cancellation of the June departure of new volunteers to Kyrgyzstan “is particularly cruel and inefficient," a former volunteer told The Diplomat.
Kyrgyzstan: Incoming Peace Corps Cohort Cancelled Last Minute
As DOGE takes aim at the Peace Corps, the sudden cancellation of the June departure of new volunteers to Kyrgyzstan “is particularly cruel and inefficient.”
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May 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
As DOGE takes aim at the Peace Corps, the sudden cancellation of the June departure of new volunteers to Kyrgyzstan “is particularly cruel and inefficient," a former volunteer told The Diplomat.
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Accidentally added to a White House Signal chat and now I'm leading Seal Team Six on an egg raid in Quebec
March 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Accidentally added to a White House Signal chat and now I'm leading Seal Team Six on an egg raid in Quebec
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The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast hosts @nktpnd.bsky.social and @ladyputz.bsky.social discuss the Trump tariffs and the impact on U.S. foreign policy.
Trump, Tariffs, and America’s Global Messaging
The Asia Geopolitics podcast discusses the latest developments in Washington and their implications for Asia policy.
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March 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast hosts @nktpnd.bsky.social and @ladyputz.bsky.social discuss the Trump tariffs and the impact on U.S. foreign policy.
RFE/RL leadership has pushed back on the decision by its parent organization, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, to cancel its grants, calling the move outright “illegal.”
Cancellation of RFE/RL’s Grant Called ‘Illegal’ and a ‘Gift’ to US Adversaries
RFE/RL leadership has pushed back on the decision by its parent organization, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, to cancel its grants, calling the move outright “illegal.”
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March 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
RFE/RL leadership has pushed back on the decision by its parent organization, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, to cancel its grants, calling the move outright “illegal.”
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Pickers and Clusters: A Complex Array of Issues Confronts #Uzbekistan’s Evolving #Cotton Industry @thediplomat.com @ladyputz.bsky.social
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Pickers and Clusters: A Complex Array of Issues Confronts Uzbekistan’s Evolving Cotton Industry
The 2024 harvest saw a shortage of pickers, government backtracking on positive legislation, and issues stemming from the cotton cluster system; problems rooted in continued state efforts to micromana...
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March 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Pickers and Clusters: A Complex Array of Issues Confronts #Uzbekistan’s Evolving #Cotton Industry @thediplomat.com @ladyputz.bsky.social
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Last night I finished Italo Calvino's "Six Memos for the Next Millennium," a series of lecture intended for delivery at Harvard in 1985-86 on the qualities he believed should define literature in the new millennium, then 15 years away.
Calvino died before he could give the lectures.
Calvino died before he could give the lectures.
January 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Last night I finished Italo Calvino's "Six Memos for the Next Millennium," a series of lecture intended for delivery at Harvard in 1985-86 on the qualities he believed should define literature in the new millennium, then 15 years away.
Calvino died before he could give the lectures.
Calvino died before he could give the lectures.
My latest: Trump’s executive orders on aid and immigration have effectively frozen the Afghan SIV program, stranding thousands of Afghans in the process of coming to the United States.
With Foreign Aid Freeze and Immigration Restrictions, US Leaves Afghan Allies in the Cold
Trump’s executive orders on aid and immigration have effectively frozen the Afghan SIV program, stranding thousands of Afghans in the process of coming to the United States.
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January 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My latest: Trump’s executive orders on aid and immigration have effectively frozen the Afghan SIV program, stranding thousands of Afghans in the process of coming to the United States.
New from me: Letters obtained by The Diplomat suggest a failed effort to manipulate the U.S. sanctions system on the part of a well-connected Uzbek businessman. It's a twisty tale, buckle up.
The Failed Plot to ‘Destroy’ Uzbek Officials Using US Sanctions
Letters obtained by The Diplomat suggest a failed effort to manipulate the U.S. sanctions system on the part of a well-connected Uzbek businessman.
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January 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
New from me: Letters obtained by The Diplomat suggest a failed effort to manipulate the U.S. sanctions system on the part of a well-connected Uzbek businessman. It's a twisty tale, buckle up.
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Hello Bluesky!
We're The Diplomat and if you want to know what's happening in Asia you should read us.
Hello Bluesky!
We're The Diplomat and if you want to know what's happening in Asia you should read us.
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December 3, 2024 at 5:54 PM
*tap tap* Is this thing on?
Hello Bluesky!
We're The Diplomat and if you want to know what's happening in Asia you should read us.
Hello Bluesky!
We're The Diplomat and if you want to know what's happening in Asia you should read us.