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Central Asia faces COVID-19 surge and resurgence risks
States with carefully designed restrictions experience a sudden rise in infections the moment they relax them
Central AsiaTajikistan and Turkmenistan may pay for virus inaction
Tajikistan acknowledged the onset of COVID-19 later than its neighbours, except Turkmenistan, which claims no cases
TajikistanCentral Asian states vary from virus action to denial
Three governments took fairly prompt action, a fourth hesitated and the fifth, Turkmenistan, denies having any cases
Central AsiaTurkmen dynastic plan may fail if elite subverts it
Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the president's son, has entered government in what looks like a plan for dynastic succession
TurkmenistanTurkmen leader seeks investors to salvage economy
The president sees foreign investment as the solution to economic woes but the environment is anything but attractive
TurkmenistanCentral Asia shows signs of wanting its own bloc
As Central Asian leaders held a rare meeting, Kazakhstan was represented by its former president, not the current one
Central AsiaProspects for Central Asia in 2020
The top political events next year are a presidential election in Tajikistan and parliamentary polls in Kyrgyzstan
Central AsiaCentral Asian states face high climate change risks
A fragile environment where dry steppes depend on mountain glaciers will be hard hit by rising temperatures
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