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With its geographic location, potential, ambitions and political priorities, Uzbekistan could play a leading role in Central Asia. The international community has perceived the country as the pillar of stability in the region. But Uzbekistan is slipping ever deeper into economic and social crisis, and the forecasts are pessimistic. The scale of problems and the uncertainty as to how the political situation will develop may threaten the country’s stability. Should the political and social order in Uzbekistan break down, the entire Central Asia will become deeply destabilised. It is worrying that the negative trends in Uzbekistan are on the rise and in the present circumstances they seem almost impossible to reverse.