Turkmenistan

At the end of the day the WHO has to deal with Turkmenistan as it is. That doesn't mean sharp critiques of both aren't also necessary.

The Taliban’s rise to power in Afghanistan doesn’t materially affect the dim prospects that TAPI will be built any time soon.

The World Bank approved a COVID-19 loan for Turkmenistan, despite journalists reporting on the pandemic there being thrown in jail.

Presidential meetings in Central Asia are often dismissed for a lack of concrete results and for their exclusively ceremonial character. But there are good reasons to take the latest meeting seriously.

The Central Asian republics can learn from the experience of Southeast Asia and use the crisis in Afghanistan to spur forward regional cooperation at a time of great power competition. 

Following summits in 2018 and 2019, the 2021 meeting comes amid a great number of regional difficulties and concerns.

The silver medal is Turkmenistan’s first since independence in 1991.

As the Turkmen president’s son continues his tour of top government positions, digitalization remains a critical priority for the regime. 

Power consolidation and the institutional transformations of Turkmenistan’s assembly bodies.

If they are concerned that “democracy is in retreat,” the U.K. and other leading European democracies might want to consider their own retrograde roles in the process.

The Turkic Council aims to grow its political and economic significance.