Behind Afghanistan, Uzbekistan is the most populated country in Central Asia with 30,073,353 people (July 2014). Uzbekistan also has the largest military in Central Asia, with 65,000 soldiers.[1] Efforts to undermine the foundations of Islamic terrorism were limited by the United States’ support of the unpopular and repressive Karimov regime. Unrest created by the authoritarian … Continue reading Authoritarianism and the resurgence of the International Movement of Uzbekistan