Peyrouse: All medical data is doctored in Turkmenistan; they diagnose them with pneumonia

(BuzzFeed News) As countries around the world continued to encourage their people to stick to strict social distancing measures in an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, Turkmenistan’s president…

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Cooley: Turkmenistan likely anticipates a post-pandemic economic collapse

(NPR) The Central Asian country of Turkmenistan claims it has no coronavirus cases. But if you happen to utter the word “coronavirus” while waiting, say, for the bus in the white-marbled capital Ashgabat,…

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Caspian Energy Producers in the ‘New Oil Order’: Neglected by the West, Looking East 2

(CAD) The shale revolution and the transition to a low-carbon economy in the industrialized West have ushered in a new era of energy. The Trump administration in the U.S. has pushed a new ‘America…

The Health of the Nation—the Wealth of the Homeland! Turkmenistan’s Potemkin Healthcare System

On July 21, 2018, in an address to doctors, President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov boasted that Turkmenistan had “strengthened its place in the world as a powerful state with highly developed medicine.” He claimed…

How Russia’s Economic Recession Benefits Moscow Politically in its “Near Abroad”

(PONARS Policy Memo) Over the short run, Russia’s acrimonious relations with the West are serving the Kremlin’s broader effort of heightening its influence in its “near abroad.” In 2014, Russia was…

Qatar and Central Asia: What’s at Stake in Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan?

(PONARS Policy Memo) Relations between Central Asian states and the Gulf Arab monarchies have expanded rapidly over the past decade. With one of the most outward-looking foreign policy agendas of…

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Passing Central Asian Power Batons: What Can We Expect? | Omelicheva, Radnitz, Juraev (Part 1 of 2)

The presidential succession in Uzbekistan following the death of Islam Karimov in September 2016 has rejuvenated discussion about the nature and future of Central Asia’s political regimes. Uzbekistan’s new president,…

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Passing Central Asian Power Batons: What Can We Expect? | Kassenova, Schatz, McGlinchey (Part 2 of 2)

Strategic Solidarity: How Central Asia Responds to the Kremlin’s Exhortations

(PONARS Policy Memo) The Central Asian states have endeavored over the past two decades to maintain the appropriate amount of distance from the regional hegemon, Russia. They have sought to balance…

Counter-Radicalization Policies in Central Asia: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

(PONARS Policy Memo) In 2011, four Central Asian states signed a Joint Plan of Action in Ashgabat pledging to work together to counter radicalization and terrorism in the region. Since…

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