Turkmenistan – Asia Times

China cajoles Russia not to fret over Central Asia

by Jeff Pao May 26, 2023May 27, 2023

Chinese are trying to reassure Russians who, having seen Chinese President Xi Jinping hold the first China-Central Asia Summit in Xi’an last week, are worried that Moscow will lose control in Central Asian countries it used to rule. A Kremlin official and a Russian defense columnist have recently expressed concerns about the loosening ties between […]

Multilateralism vs ‘Turkmenistan First’

by Javier M. Piedra March 6, 2023March 7, 2023

Turkmenistan not about to abandon its long-held neutrality

by Javier M. Piedra January 17, 2023January 17, 2023

Turkey’s pipeline politics in Central Asia

by Nikola Mikovic January 3, 2023January 3, 2023

Turkmenistan is open for business

by Javier M. Piedra October 18, 2022October 19, 2022

Central Asia on the fence about Russia’s war

by Daniel Williams March 30, 2022April 4, 2022

Pakistan, China guide new Afghan political calculus

by MK Bhadrakumar September 13, 2021September 20, 2021

Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Middle East, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Ankara to Central Asia: ‘We’re all Turks’

by Alexander Kruglov November 21, 2019February 18, 2020

New Silk Road money is paving the Old Silk Roads

by Alexander Kruglov November 6, 2019February 18, 2020

Shanghai and computer connectivity. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Tianjin, World

New Silk Roads define brand China

by Pepe Escobar October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev walk along a Caspian Sea embankment while participating in the Fifth Caspian Summit in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Photo: Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

All hands on deck: the Caspian sails towards Eurasia integration

by Pepe Escobar August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

The Caspian Sea is an important hub in a Eurasia-wide system of gas pipelines and trade corridors.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Caspian games: Central Asian ‘stans’ vie for connectivity market

by Pepe Escobar April 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Combat weapons, US dollars and ammunition scattered on a sackcloth. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Egypt, Middle East, South Asia, World

As ISIS fighters return, Central Asia braces for attacks

by Tatiana Kanunnikova February 4, 2018

A picture taken on May 3, 2014, shows people visiting "The Gateway to Hell," a huge burning gas crater in the heart of Turkmenistan's Karakum desert. The fiery pit was the result of a simple miscalculation by Soviet scientists in 1971 after their boring equipment suddenly drilled through into an underground cavern and a deep sinkhole formed. Fearing that the crater would emit poisonous gases, the scientists took the decision to set it alight, thinking that the gas would burn out quickly. More than 45 years later, the flames are still burning, which gives some indication of Turkmenistan's vast gas reserves. Photo: AFP / Igor Sasin

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Stalled pipeline now a matter of urgency for Turkmenistan

by F.M. Shakil May 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkmen President Berdymukhamedov meets his Russian counterpart Putin in Sochi. Photo: Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin/via REUTERS

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, Russia, South Asia, World

Turkmenistan is eyeing revived ties Russia

by Sergei Blagov November 4, 2016

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Turkey, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan aim to boost connectivity

by Altay Atli September 29, 2016February 18, 2020

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