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The presidential election on March 12 will see the current leader's son ushered into office.

The former U.S. ambassador to Turkmenistan discusses lessons learned and missed opportunities in the early years of independence.

Bargaining with China, selling to Tajikistan, and vodka inflation. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Tokayev's visit to China was his first foreign trip since last month's unrest.

There are legal protections, and many holes.

None could miss Beijing’s big moment.

Turkmenistan’s president dreams big. Reliance on China remains strong. And Russia drops a bombshell. This and more in our weekly briefing.

Xi Jinping said trade has grown 25-fold over the last two decades.

As the president readies the public for yet another year of shortages, he has taken money from an economic stabilization fund to breed more horses. This and more in our weekly briefing.

In our weekly briefing: The Taliban visit Ashgabat, the dauphin is received by Uzbekistan’s president, and authorities tighten control after unrest in neighboring Kazakhstan.

Fresh succession talk, energy breakthroughs with Iran, eyeing Kazakhstan. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Turkmenistan continues to face challenges, but there is little chance that the solutions will become any less hapless in 2022 under Berdymukhamedov’s tutelage.

Despite Ashgabat’s fervent diplomacy, one ingredient is missing from its dream project across Afghanistan. Our weekly briefing.

A former top U.S. diplomat reflects on Central Asia’s identity crisis.

Turkmenistan is busily engaging with neighbors. Plus: Dancing diplomats and the president’s nephew liquidates a dodgy scheme after journalists exposed him. Our weekly briefing.

A cratering economy, the world’s slowest internet, and the army takes charge of food production. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The new proposal’s modest scope, and new diplomatic developments, could finally make the pipeline feasible.

As hopes for an Afghanistan gas pipeline fade again, there is more upbeat news to the west.

The deal was presented by both Baku and Tehran as proof that their recent political crisis had been overcome.

Letters from Washington, cybersecurity cooperation with China, and negotiating with a bankrupt Taliban. This and more in our weekly briefing.

The World Health Organization continues to indulge Turkmenistan’s lies about the coronavirus. Our weekly briefing.

Despite price increases and concerns about food shortages, the president is demanding more food be shipped abroad. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Arbitrary collective punishment, breadlines before dawn, and a resurgence of diplomacy. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Turkmenistan needs food staples and energy-rich Kazakhstan is, surprisingly, short of gas. The mechanics of a deal and more in our weekly briefing.

Readers are asking if YouTube has fully restored Eurasianet’s access to the platform after Turkmenistan got us briefly banned. Not entirely. For the record, here’s where things stand.