Turkmenistan: Potential To Alter the Russia-West Standoff
June 25th, 2015
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), interesting analysis of Turkmenistan’s potential role in altering the Russia-West standoff: On Thursday, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak expressed interest in potentially increasing Russia’s natural gas imports from Turkmenistan. The same day, the Kazakh parliament ratified an agreement on the delineation of the Caspian Sea boundaries between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. While […]
Read more »Turkmenistan: Facing Unprecedented Challenges In 2015
March 26th, 2015
Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting analysis of Turkmenistan: Like most former Soviet countries, Turkmenistan has seen a significant devaluation of its currency and is facing growing economic pressures. These pressures have increased the potential for unrest in the country, where protests have historically been uncommon compared to its Central Asian neighbors. While the Turkmen […]
Read more »Energy-Rich Turkmenistan Devalues Currency Against Dollar
January 1st, 2015
Via Business Insider, a report on Turkmenistan’s currency woes: A view of Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabad. The energy-rich former Soviet republic has devalued its currency against the US dollar by 18 percent The energy-rich former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan devalued its currency against the US dollar by 18 percent Thursday, in the latest sign of contagion […]
Read more »Turkmenistan: A Real Energy Giant?
November 26th, 2014
Via Harvard University’s Belfer Center and? Rice University’s Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies, a very detailed look at Turkmenistan’s energy potential by Martha Brill Olcott, Ph.D. – Senior Associate, Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: I. Introduction Turkmenistan has enormous gas reserves, estimated at 13.4 trillion cubic meters (473.2 trillion cubic […]
Read more »China’s Growing Demand For Turkmenistan’s Gas
November 23rd, 2014
Via BBC, a report on China’s growing appetite for Turkmen natural gas: China is a country facing huge environmental challenges as it pursues economic growth. One of its aims is to reduce its dependence on coal and switch to alternative energy sources like gas. So at an energy conference in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, China […]
Read more »Turkmenistan: The Next Central Asian Tiger?
July 15th, 2014
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an interesting look at Turkmenistan: While we are long accustomed to hearing about the prowess of Kazakhstan’s oil-driven economy, or Uzbekistan’s assertiveness as the self-anointed regional leader, Turkmenistan rarely makes any news, except in the negative. Indeed it has a reputation, earned mainly under former President Separmurad Nyazov, as an authoritarian […]
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