Amid Rising Crises, Turkmenistan Strengthens its Military and International...
By John C. K. Daly November 19, 2020, the CACI Analyst The year 2020 is proving to be inordinately arduous for Turkmenistan, inflicted with a multitude of problems including the Covid-19 pandemic,...
View ArticleMore than Just Friends? New Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan Agreement on Joint Energy...
By Brenda Shaffer February 16, 2021, the CACI Analyst On January 21, 2021 the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan signed an intergovernmental Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for joint...
View ArticleAzerbaijan and Turkmenistan Agree on the Caspian
By Robert M. Cutler March 12, 2021, the CACI Analyst For over twenty years, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have been at odds over the mid-Caspian oil and gas field that the former called “Kepez” (often...
View ArticleTurkmenistan: An Upcoming Dynastic Transition?
By Slavomír Horák February 15, 2022, the CACI Analyst Turkmenistan's Halk Maslahaty extraordinary session, scheduled for February 11, 2022, was expected with great expectations within the Turkmenistan...
View ArticleTurkmenistan Lifts Its Head
By S. Frederick Starr December 2, 2022 In recent months Turkmenistan has emerged from its self-imposed shell. Under its new president, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, it has launched a very active, though...
View ArticleIran and Russia: from “Oil-for-Goods Swap” to “Oil-Gas Swap”
By Vali Kaleji January 17, 2023 Recent agreements between Tehran and Moscow on an oil-gas swap is another sign of Russia’s turn towards Asian oil and gas markets and closer relations between the...
View ArticleEnergy Crisis Places Turkmenistan in the Geopolitical Spotlight
By Natalia Konarzewska March 10, 2023 Isolated but natural gas-rich Turkmenistan has recently become a subject of geopolitical competition owing to the energy crisis in Europe and Western...
View ArticleDecreasing Water Levels in the Caspian Sea: Causes and Implications
By Vali Kaleji October 13, 2023 Various reports indicate that the water level of the Caspian Sea has decreased by one meter in recent years and could drop by 9 to 18 meters (30 to 59 feet) by the end...
View ArticleA New Spring for Caspian Transit and Trade
Svante E. Cornell and Brenda Shaffer October 17, 2023 Major recent shifts, starting with the Taliban victory in Afghanistan and Russia’s war in Ukraine have led to a resurgence of the Trans-Caspian...
View ArticleRussian Influence in Turkmenistan: Rapprochement or Pragmatism?
Slavomir Horak January 19, 2024 Turkmenistan underwent a serious rapprochement with Russia in recent years, particularly after the establishment of a ruling tandem with Serdar Berdimuhamedow as a...
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