After the massacre in Andijon, Uzbekistan, on May 13, the U.S. military airfield in Karshi-Khanabad (or “K2,” as it is affectionately known) has become a liability to U.S. foreign policy. The 2002 intergovernmental declaration undergirding the U.S.-Uzbek strategic partnership obligates Uzbek President Islam Karimov to democratize his regime, something he has pointedly failed to do […]
David Hoffman
David Hoffman served as a democracy and governance officer for the United States Agency for International Development in Central Asia (2000 to 2003) and Afghanistan (2003-04).

