Turkmenistan
TURKMENISTAN: Sliding standards
President Sapamurat Niyazov has issued a decree limiting applications for higher education to...
TurkmenistanCENTRAL ASIA: Collaboration concerns
The leaders of four Central Asian states -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan --...
Central AsiaTURKMENISTAN/SOUTH ASIA: Short-listing suspended
The Asian Development Bank today announced the suspension of the short-listing of companies...
TurkmenistanRUSSIA/TURKMENISTAN: Citizenship crisis
Moscow yesterday called on Ashgabat to respect its pledge to maintain the civil rights of the...
RussiaTAJIKISTAN: President may stay in power for decades
The country held a referendum on constitutional changes on June 22. The referendum approved the...
TajikistanRUSSIA/CIS: CSTO - much grandeur but little power
A rapid reaction force being set up at Kant, in Kyrgyzstan, should be fully operational at the...
RussiaRUSSIA/TURKMENISTAN: Gas deal favours Ashgabat
The 25-year agreement on cooperation in the gas industry signed in April represents an attempt by...
RussiaCENTRAL ASIA: Radical Islam a low-grade threat
Prior to the US-led invasion of Iraq, governments in Central Asia were concerned that military...
