Central Asia’s Resource Curse
March 8th, 2021
Via Emerging Europe, a look at potential for Central Asia to fall prey to the ‘resource curse’: Across the globe, countries with a wealth of natural resources are broadly authoritarian and corrupt. Central Asia is no exception. The Caspian Sea region is one of the world’s richest in terms of natural resources. This has contributed […]
Read more »In the Caspian Region, China Is Just Getting Started
March 1st, 2021
Via The Frontier Post, an article on China’s growing influence in Central Asia and the Caspian region: The collapse of the Soviet Union allowed China to envision a land-based trade and energy network that would be free from dependence on Russia or the United States. Now, amid conflicts in the South China Sea and Taiwan […]
Read more »Renewed Hope For Trans-Caspian Pipeline To Europe?
February 15th, 2021
Via the Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting, an article on how a landmark deal between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan may finally facilitate pipeline to Europe – if the Europeans are still interested: The Dostluk oilfield is located in the middle of the Turkmen-Azerbaijani sea border. The breakthrough agreement between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan to jointly explore and […]
Read more »Turkmenistan’s Slow March Towards A Market Economy
February 1st, 2021
Via Eurasianet, a report on Turkmenistan’s slow march towards a market economy: The job of driving Turkmenistan’s march toward the market economy lies with the parastatal Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Despite its name, the union is more conglomerate than lobby group. Working hand in glove with the state as it does, the UIET serves […]
Read more »Iran Can Solve Turkmenistan’s Natural Gas Dilemma
January 25th, 2021
Via Bourse & Bazaar, an interesting look at how Iran’s strategy to become the natural gas hub of the region depends on developing several gas corridors with its neighbors, and gas-rich Turkmenistan ought to be a key partner in this strategy: Bordering Iran on the northeast, Turkmenistan is a Central Asian country with a population […]
Read more »Deep-Water friendship: Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan Bury Caspian Sea Hatchet
January 25th, 2021
Via Upstream Online, a report on how Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have agreed to join forces in exploring and developing contested deep-water block as relations have warmed: Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan have agreed to settle decades-long claims on a large oil and gas block in the Caspian Sea, with new plans for joint operations in the region. […]
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