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Turkmenistan
Uzbek President Makes First Official Trip Abroad to Turkmenistan
By Catherine Putz
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev made a two-day visit to Turkmenistan his first official foray abroad.
Afghanistan Shouldn’t Start Counting TAPI Revenue Just Yet
By Catherine Putz
Progress has been excruciatingly slow but the governments involved remain optimistic.
A Closer Look at Turkmenistan’s Election Numbers
By Casey Michel
The only numbers soaring in Turkmenistan are at the polls; meanwhile the economy deteriorates.
Turkmenistan, Apparently, Had an Election
By Catherine Putz
Berdy won, obviously.
Oil Workers on Hunger Strike in Kazakhstan
By Catherine Putz
A strike in Kazakhstan, Dushanbe to phase out marshrutkas and Turkmenistan’s deepening crisis; recommended reads.
Gas Spats: Turkmenistan Tangles With Iran
By Catherine Putz
Turkmenistan has reportedly halted gas supplies to Iran (not that Iran really needs them).
A Look Back at Central Asia in 2016
By Catherine Putz
Accountability is good in governments and editors, a look back at my 2016 Central Asia Outlook
The Soviet Union’s Collapse and Russia’s Colonial Legacy
By Catherine Putz
The USSR’s collapse; don’t say ‘colony’; hope for an Uzbek glasnost; and more. Recommended reads.
Turkmenistan: The Fool’s Golden Age
By Catherine Putz
An IMF mission to the country says it "would be helpful" if the state explained its policies to citizens.
Who Are Central Asia's Exiles?
By Catherine Putz
A new database pools information about political exiles pursued across borders by the states of Central Asia
Turkmenistan’s Potemkin Airport
By Catherine Putz
To usher its few tourists to their Potemkin resorts.
Constitutional Changes Pave Way for Turkmen President-for-Life
By Casey Michel
Not that it was really in much doubt.