In one of the most neglected places on the globe, Uzbekistan has the distinction of being the most overlooked state. Most people know little about the country, except that it’s isolated, rife with corruption and fighting some obscure insurgency. Other bits of insight people have is that the country employs draconian laws, whilst dealing with ethnic tensions and disputes over resources. All these assumptions are true, but in geopolitics, Uzbekistan is not your typical dictatorship.