Stories about Turkmenistan from July, 2007
Central Asia: Expert interview
James of neweurasia interviews Central Asia specialist Dr. Eric McGlinchey – the topics of the long conversation include radical Islam, Russian influence, the regime in Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan's development.
Turkmenistan: In the last place
Abdul Gamid wonders why Turkmenistan fares so badly in the latest World Bank governance rankings.
Turkmenistan: 2021
Abdul Gamid asks his readers to think about Turkmenistan's future: “How will our country be in 2021?”.
Turkmenistan: Travel paradise
Bonnie Boyd is inclined to think that a $1 billion investment program to boost tourism on the Caspian shore in Turkmenistan is a great idea.
Turkmenistan: Travelogue
Joshua Kucera just visited Turkmenistan, which he entered rather smoothly from Azerbaijan. Josh visited a burning gas crater, the Museum of Fine Art in the capital Ashgabad, and had a tour guide who wasn't quite getting the numbers right. He also acquainted himself with the (rather barren) local media landscape...
Central Asia: Evil ranking
BordersCA, a blog on borders in Central Asia, is reporting that Turkmenistan is slowly loosing its “Evil-Number-One” status to Uzbekistan. A sign of this are the small, yet continuous changes put in place by the new Turkmen president Berdymukhammedov, such as the removal of the arduous and omnipresent highway passport...
Central Asia: Clash of opinion
Josh Foust engages in an extremely interesting discussion with an Uzbek journalist (working for a Russian news agency) about Western promotion of democracy in Central Asia.
Turkmenistan: Heroin addiction
Bonnie Boyd says that Turkmenistan's HIV addiction rates are phenomenally high and that it would be sign of strength not weakness to collaborate with the outside world.
Central Asia: The week in the news
For all news junkies out there, Central Asia Now features a comprehensive roundup of last week's headlines.
Turkmenistan: Less festivities, more democracy?
Merdjen wonders whether the lack of festivities in honour of Turkmenistan's new president is a sign of democracy coming to town.
Central Asia: Ask the expert
James of neweurasia asks regional expert Dr. Johannes Linn about economic development, regional geopolitics, human rights, and development prospects for Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
