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Catherine Putz

Catherine Putz

Catherine Putz is managing editor of The Diplomat.

Catherine (Katie) Putz is managing editor of The Diplomat.

She manages the monthly magazine as well as writing on Central Asia and Afghanistan. She writes on politics, security and culture in former Soviet spaces, particularly where they link to greater Asia. Katie also co-hosts The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics Podcast.

Katie is a graduate of the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky, where she studied international security and Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in history with a focus on U.S. diplomatic and conflict history. Previously, Katie worked in several positions at the Atlantic Council and as a communications consultant at the World Bank. She is a member of the Military Writers Guild and the National Press Club.

Get in touch with Katie on LinkedIn, or email.

Posts by Catherine Putz
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September 04, 2024

Kyrgyzstan’s Kloop Denied on Final Appeal, Liquidation Order Stands

By Catherine Putz
Kloop co-founder Rinat Tukhvatshin has vowed to "continue to publish the most in-depth investigations, the most balanced news, and the most incisive columns.”
September 04, 2024

Kazakhstan Sets Date for Nuclear Power Plant Referendum

By Catherine Putz
The question – “Do you agree with the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan?” – will be put to voters on October 6.

September 01, 2024

Amin Saikal on the United States’ Many Mistakes in Afghanistan

By Catherine Putz
The United States “overestimated the power that the U.S. military could bring to bear in changing Afghanistan.”

August 30, 2024

US Transferring Afghan Aircraft to Uzbek Control

By Catherine Putz
The ultimate fate of the 46 Afghan aircraft that fled the country and landed in Uzbekistan as the Republic collapsed in 2021 isn’t surprising, but the Taliban remain steadfast in opposition. 

August 28, 2024

Kyrgyzstan Considers Fines for Spreading ‘False Information’

By Catherine Putz
Bishkek is barreling down a slippery slope, with a history of judging as “false” reports the government simply doesn’t like the tone of. 
August 28, 2024

Human Rights Watch Report Highlights Unjustified ‘Financing Terrorism’ Restrictions in Kazakhstan

By Catherine Putz
Any conviction under Kazakhstan’s broad extremism statutes lands an individual on the Financing Terrorism List – even if their alleged crime was merely supporting an opposition political party. 

August 27, 2024

Threat Multiplier: Sherri Goodman on Climate and Global Security

By Catherine Putz
“By understanding how climate is reshaping the global landscape, we can more effectively prepare our forces to operate under changing conditions.”
August 27, 2024

Afghanistan Under the Taliban: 3 Years On

By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
How have states chosen to engage the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan three years later?

August 21, 2024

Uzbekistan Forges Ahead, Deepening Relations With Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

By Catherine Putz
Amid a recent visit by Uzbekistan’s prime ministers, the two sides signed $2.5 billion in trade and investment deals.

August 16, 2024

‘No to the Taliban!’ Afghans Gather in Washington to Demand Action

By Catherine Putz
Three years after the Taliban returned to power, the Afghan diaspora in the Washington, D.C. area demonstrated outside the White House calling for concrete action.

August 13, 2024

High on the Silk Road: Heroin Bust in Bulgaria Implicates Kyrgyzstan

By Catherine Putz
Cargo reportedly originating in Kyrgyzstan was found to be concealing nearly 1,000 pounds of heroin when examined in a Bulgarian port. 
August 13, 2024

Geopolitics and Political Tumult in Bangladesh

By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
What will become of Bangladesh’s position in Asia following Sheikh Hasina’s ouster?

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