Turkmenistan

Officials will sound out Russian foreign minister on future security assistance

Export shift away from Russia has not fixed vulnerability to fluctuating markets for fuel

Turkmenistan is looking to boost ties with Ukraine, Japan and the United States

Turkmenistan-China railway and TAPI gas pipeline will reinforce Ashgabat's eastern and southern vectors away from Russia

Afghanistan's civil war and lack of progress on peace talks pose a major security risk for Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan's ties with Russia will weaken as China becomes a vital export market but over-reliance on Beijing is risky

Turkmenistan's courting of regional allies will continue; it will look to keep Iran gas market share as Russia ties wane

Turkmenistan will push Turkey relations as gateway to Europe as Russia reduces gas imports from Ashgabat