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Turkmenistan prepares large gas breakthrough in Europe
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For Members Only: The Consequences of the Caspian Summit’s Foreign Military Ban
Last September brought with it major changes to the hotly contested Caspian Sea region. These changes were revealed at the IV Caspian Summit held...
20th anniversary of the Neutrality of Turkmenistan
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Russia plans to develop Kuril Islands
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The Caspian Kingmaker? Turkish Diplomatic Maneuvers and Motivations
Recent geopolitical activities have mostly painted Turkey as a diplomatic hero in mediating a role between two rival Caspian countries: Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. Past...
The Trans-Caspian Pipeline: Geopolitics Near and Abroad
Russia’s energy control appears to be soon coming to a halt as Caspian members, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, plan on gaining control over vital areas...
Cult of Personality Creep – Turkmenistan’s Slide Back into Fantasyland
In 2006, when Turkmenbashi (“Father of all Turkmens”), President Saparmurat Niyazov, suddenly died and was replaced by former Health Minister and dentist Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov,...
Turkmenistan- a brand in the making?
Turkmenistan can be labeled as the most traditional society in the Caspian area. As a country, somewhere between historical tribalism and current authoritarianism, Turkmenistan...
The growing importance of the Caspian countries and their constant changes
In this series of articles, we intend to present an overview on the Caspian countries, their history, their changing politics and economy in order...
Caspian Energy Politics
Overland, I., Kjaernet, H. and Kendall-Taylor, A. (eds). (2009) Caspian Energy Politics: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. New York: Routledge. Offering an expansion on...