Author: Maracchione, Frank

Annotation: This research arises from the Western/Russian-centric character of studies on Uzbekistan’s foreign policy that have ignored or downplayed China’s security and economic role in the development of the country’s foreign relations. The paper provides a preliminary analysis of data collected during fieldwork in Uzbekistan between May and July 2022 and underlines how the relevance and characteristics of Uzbekistan’s relations with China help to uncover the importance of Uzbekistan’s agency in developing its foreign policy, away from analyses focused on the great powers and their influence on Central Asia.

Keywords: Uzbekistan, China, agency, Central Asia, SCO, BRI, security, trade, development, foreign policy.

Pages in journal: 558 - 563