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Turkmenistan
Speaking of the South China Sea: International Law, Arbitrals, and Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
Also Uzbek militants and Tajikistan forgot the insulin; weekend reads.
Is Central Asia Ready to Face ISIS?
By Uran Botobekov
Central Asian governments, which often conflate extremism and dissent, are unprepared for the risk they face.
No News Is Terrible News in Turkmenistan
By Catherine Putz
Saparmamed Nepeskuliev, a freelance journalist detained last summer, hasn’t been heard from since September 2015
Forced Labor Remains Endemic in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
By Catherine Putz
The two countries were downgraded in the U.S. State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons report.
What’s Happening at the 2016 SCO Summit in Uzbekistan? Depends On Who You Ask
By Catherine Putz
In the end, the Shanghai Spirit is still just a flimsy ghost.
Washington’s Budgets for Central Asia Grow
By Catherine Putz
But the tension between security and human rights hamstrings U.S. policy.
Russian Defense Minister Visits Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
By Catherine Putz
Sergei Shoigu embodies Moscow's concerns about whether Central Asia can manage security, internally and on its periphery.
Central Asia's Sports Obsession: Leave the Beard Behind, Please
By Catherine Putz
More protests in Kazakhstan, sports in Turkmenistan, and Kumtor back in the news; recommended reads.
Chatter Surrounds Turkmenistan’s Gas Export Plans
By Casey Michel
Ashgabat aims to quadruple its gas exports to 180bcm annually by 2030.
OSCE Hosts Master Class on Media Regulation in Turkmenistan
By Catherine Putz
This is not, apparently, satire.
A Tajik Gardener’s Blooming Botanical Garden
By Catherine Putz
Another Kazakh corruption scandal and the difficulties of field research in Central Asia; recommended reads.
US Report Highlights Central Asia Human Rights Abuses
By Catherine Putz
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan are called “authoritarian states." Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan don’t escape criticism either.
Central Asia: Nations (No Longer) in Transit
By Catherine Putz
Freedom House’s annual report marks 12 years of democratic declines.
Is the TAPI Pipeline ‘Doable’?
By Catherine Putz
The Asian Development Bank thinks so.
A Closer Look at Central Asia's Offshore Connections
By Catherine Putz
IKEA's Turkmen cotton, the 6th anniversary of the 2nd Kyrgyz revolution, and a crash course on Central Asia; recommended links.
Want to Get Married in Turkmenistan? Don’t Forget Your HIV Test
By Catherine Putz
A new law--passed during the Month of Health and Sport--mandates HIV testing before obtaining a marriage license.
Poll: Central Asia Points to the US as its Biggest Threat
By Catherine Putz
Afghanistan also tops the list of regional responses to a Gallup Poll last year; ISIS makes an appearance too.
What Happens During Turkmen Military Drills?
By Catherine Putz
Also, the plight of Tajik afgantsy, US-Uzbek relations and fighting stereotypes in Kazakhstan. Recommended reads.
The United States Faces a Security Assistance Dilemma in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
The U.S. State Department has been ignoring many of its own rules for years; it's no surprise the Defense Department is too
Trumpmenbashi
By Sarah Kendzior
What Central Asia’s spectacular states can tell us about authoritarianism in America.
Pakistan Doubles Down on TAPI
By Catherine Putz
Nothing but hopeful language about the pipeline as the Turkmen president visits Pakistan.
Kazakh Reporter Acquitted of Drug Charges
By Catherine Putz
Worries about northern Kazakhstan's ethnic Russians, rights in Turkmenistan, and other recommended reads.
How to Fight ISIS Messaging in Central Asia? Religious Freedom
By Catherine Putz
In a recent discussion, Noah Tucker argues that religious freedom--as a policy--is simply the best counter to ISIS messaging efforts.
Can China Really Save Central Asian Economies?
By Casey Michel
Beijing may not, after all, provide the economic deus ex machina Central Asian governments have hoped for.