BY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Dear readers!
We are presenting you the first edition of the
journal “The Strategic Issues of Security and
Development” of the Institute of Strategic and Regional
Studies under the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan. Publication of the Institute’s printed journal
became highly demanded when large-scale reforms
initiated by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in the
framework of the Development Action Strategy in five
priority areas of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2017-
2021 started.
In 2017, by overcoming a difficult historical period
of state building after the proclamation of Independence, Uzbekistan entered
a fundamentally new era of development, aimed at building a free, democratic rule of law,
strong civil society and market economy. In a very short time, the processes of modernization
and liberalization have acquired a dynamic and comprehensive character in all spheres of
public and political life of the country.
It is no coincidence that systemic changes in the largest country in Central Asia,
bordering with all the states of the region, including Afghanistan, started attracting the close
attention of international policymakers, academia and experts circles. According to their
assessment, with the adoption of the Strategy of Action, Uzbekistan entered a new era, which
actually marked the end of the post-soviet period of the country's development. Reforms
have taken irreversible character.
Today we are the witnesses and participants of
With the adoption of the Strategy of Action,
significant transformations in the country. The goal of Uzbekistan entered a new era, which
the implementing the principles are “Human interests actually marked the end of the post-soviet
of the country's development.
above all,” “Not the people serve the state bodies, but period
Reforms have become irreversible.
the state bodies serve the people”, which are at the
center of all reforms.
First, reformed the state apparatus system: government, ministries, departments and
industries have been reformed, which has allowed them to reconfigure their functions,
improve the efficiency of government institutions, and improve the business environment. In
2017, the Concept of administrative reform and the Road map for the implementation of its
provisions were adopted. An important step was the introduction of the policy of
decentralizing power by transferring executive authority from the center to local authorities
and citizens' self-governing bodies.
At the same time, the key principles as defined following: openness of the activities of
state authorities and administration, the dialogue of the state with the people, the
responsibility of state bodies and officials to citizens, the inevitability of punishment for
corruption offenses. In January 2017, it was adopted the Law “On countering corruption”
and consistent large-scale work started in improving legal awareness in society and
intolerant attitude to various manifestations and forms of corruption.
Second, the judicial-legal system has been reformatted. For the first time in this process
both national NGOs and reputable international organizations played an important role. The
main goal of common efforts is to ensure the true independence of the courts, strengthening
the principles of the rule of law in the country.
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