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Turkmenistan: Land of Stability and Business Opportunities

Turkmenistan: Land of Stability and Business Opportunities

Turkmenistan has a UN-backed Neutrality status and offers macroeconomic stabilit...

Turkmenistan Signs its First-Ever Energy Deal with the EU

Turkmenistan Signs its First-Ever Energy Deal with the EU

Haley Nelson

08/24/2023

​On August 20 in Budapest, Turkmenistan signed its first-ever deal to supply nat...

The Importance of Turkmen Gas Exports in a Shifting Energy Landscape

The Importance of Turkmen Gas Exports in a Shifting Energy Landscape

In August 2023, Turkmenistan transferred 10 million cubic meters (mcm) of gas to...

Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan Push for Regional Independence with First-Ever Trilateral  Summit

Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan Push for Regional Independence with First-Ever Trilateral Summit

Haley Nelson

08/09/2023

Underscoring a broader shift in Central Asia as governments grow wary of foreign...

Central Asia's Escalating Energy Crisis and its Geopolitical Implications

Central Asia's Escalating Energy Crisis and its Geopolitical Implications

Meray Ozat

08/09/2023

As energy demands increase, Central Asian countries have been grappling with fre...

The United States Looks to Expand Cooperation with Turkmenistan

The United States Looks to Expand Cooperation with Turkmenistan

Haley Nelson

04/27/2023

On April 24, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Turkmenistan’s Fore...

For the First Time, Turkmenistan Reduces the Power of its Executive

For the First Time, Turkmenistan Reduces the Power of its Executive

Haley Nelson

01/27/2023

Former President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov is still holding a ti...

Freezing Temperatures Complicate Turkmenistan’s Energy Exports

Freezing Temperatures Complicate Turkmenistan’s Energy Exports

Haley Nelson

01/18/2023

Recent cold temperatures in Turkmenistan, usually one of the warmest countries i...

Azerbaijan and Türkiye Nudge Turkmenistan Westward

Azerbaijan and Türkiye Nudge Turkmenistan Westward

Haley Nelson

12/21/2022

Having lost "its old comfort of selling Russian gas to Europe" after 2022, Turkm...

Assistant Secretary Donald Lu Visits Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

Assistant Secretary Donald Lu Visits Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

November 6-11, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Dona...

The Caspian Region’s Reactions to the Current Russo-Ukrainian War, a Series: Turkmenistan

The Caspian Region’s Reactions to the Current Russo-Ukrainian War, a Series: Turkmenistan

As a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Turkmenistan's potential role as a ...

Turkmenistan and Afghanistan Agree on TAPI Pipeline Construction Plan

Turkmenistan and Afghanistan Agree on TAPI Pipeline Construction Plan

Haley Nelson

10/19/2022

On October 9, in Turkmenistan, the delegation of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan’s ...

Improvement in Caspian Relations: Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Move Forward with Caspian Sea Border Delimitation

Improvement in Caspian Relations: Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Move Forward with Caspian Sea Border Delimitation

Haley Nelson

10/07/2022

On October 5, the Majilis, Kazakhstan’s lower house of parliament approved a dec...

Turkmenistan to Join the Organization of Turkic States

Turkmenistan to Join the Organization of Turkic States

Haley Nelson

10/06/2022

On October 3, the Foreign Minister of Türkiye, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, announced Turkm...

The Long-Awaited Succession in Turkmenistan

The Long-Awaited Succession in Turkmenistan

Daniel Lehmann

03/21/2022

Turkmenistan has a new president after its snap presidential elections. Serdar B...

China-Turkmenistan Bilateral Relations

China-Turkmenistan Bilateral Relations

Dante Schulz

03/09/2022

Turkmenistan remains the Caspian region’s most isolated country, adhering to a p...

Turkmen Mejlis Orders Snap Presidential Election for March 12

Turkmen Mejlis Orders Snap Presidential Election for March 12

Turkmenistan's lower chamber of parliament, the Mejlis, has ordered a snap presi...

Turkmenistan’s Deviated Approach to the Taliban Explained

Turkmenistan’s Deviated Approach to the Taliban Explained

Dante Schulz

09/08/2021

Turkmenistan has deviated from the rest of the international community. Unlike i...