The Uzbekistan Initiative aims to fill the knowledge gap about Uzbekistan by providing independent, critical and fresh analysis by local, regional and international experts. It aims to create as well a non-partisan platform of discussion and knowledge exchanges. It looks for synergies with other projects and collaborates with the main media and scholar networks devoted to Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is at the core of Central Asia’s future and this initiative will explore the upcoming challenges and potential for Uzbekistan and their impact on the region.