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Ashgabat

September 18, 2017
Bread and Circuses in Ashgabat
By Rebeka Foley
Can a multi-billion dollar sporting event prove Turkmenistan’s modernity despite the country’s reputation for corruption?

July 20, 2016
Why Did Turkmenistan Scrap the Ministry of Oil and Gas?
By Casey Michel
Facing economic crisis, the resource-rich country abolished two key ministries.

May 05, 2016
OSCE Hosts Master Class on Media Regulation in Turkmenistan
By Catherine Putz
This is not, apparently, satire.

October 30, 2015
With Forced Evictions, Turkmenistan Isn’t Playing Games
By Catherine Putz
A new report says Ashgabat has demolished thousands of homes to prepare for the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

July 15, 2014
Is Turkmenistan the Next Central Asian Tiger?
By Nicola Contessi
The country has been authoritarian and isolationist, but its reforms are beginning to show promise.
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