Turkmenistan

27 August 2010
Killing the Future Premium

As a new school year opens, students in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are in for more bitter lessons in propaganda, corruption, and time-wasting.

By TOL
 
25 August 2010
Russian Energy Companies Left Out in Turkmenistan

No longer tied exclusively to Russian contracts, Turkmenistan continues to expand its customer base for gas and oil supplies. From EurasiaNet.

By Catherine A. Fitzpatrick
 
30 July 2010
Punching Holes in Airtight Central Asian Elites Premium

A decentralized whistle-blower group like WikiLeaks could be the best hope to shed light on the secretive dealings of Central Asian governments.

By TOL
 
13 July 2010
Into Thin Air

For years, the Pentagon paid airport fees to Turkmenistan that it should not have paid. How much was paid and how it was used remain open questions. From EurasiaNet.

By Deirdre Tynan
 
16 June 2010
Fawning Over the Grandson

A new book can’t praise enough the extraordinary accomplishments of Turkmenistan’s president. From openDemocracy.

By Maria Yanovskaya
 
5 May 2010
Sickening Indifference Premium

Turkmenistan’s health system is opaque, inadequate, and downright dangerous, an independent medical group warns.

By Nyazik Atayeva
 
24 February 2010
Deprivation, Disease, and Death

Tremendous crowding and shortages in Turkmen prisons mean that too many who go in never come out.

By EurasiaNet
 
4 February 2010
Investing as Extreme Sport Premium

Turkmenistan wants to attract more foreign investment, but it’s still a place best suited to thrill-seekers.

By Naz Nazar
 
18 January 2010
Meeting the Neighbors Premium

With energy revenues at stake, once-isolated Turkmenistan opens up to an old foe across the border.

By Abdujalil Abdurasulov
 
7 January 2010
Window Dressing

Turkmenistan's president has the opportunity to create a modern educational system. The indications are that he won’t seize it.

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By Naz Nazar
 

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