In preparation for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Turkmenistan several civil society organisations have raised concerns about Turkmen government’s failure to respect and protect the rights of its citizens...
On August 2, 2023 Ivan Volynkin, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Turkmenistan gave an interview to the information agency TASS. The Ambassador stated that the Russian language remains in high...
Did you know that there is a technopark in Turkmenistan with the goal to conduct research and development, use its findings to boost innovation and transfer this knowledge into industries to improve their productivity...
In 2023 the government of Turkmenistan has been talking on separate occasions about strengthening economic cooperation with the European Union (EU) although the relationship between the two parties is pretty limited...
In anticipation of the presidential elections in Turkey (Türkiye) in May 2023 the Central Asia Barometer conducted a survey among 1500 respondents from Central Asia. The fieldwork took place in two phases, between...
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, which operates under the World Bank Group, has rejected the claim of the Russian mobile operator MTS (Mobile TeleSystems) against the government of...
On 25 April 2023 UNICEF and the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan discussed ways to strengthen the child care and family protection systems in Turkmenistan. Later in June representatives of the government, UNDP and...
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published its 2023 Special 301 Report evaluating the state of intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement in U.S. trading partners around the world...
Turkmenistan faces serious challenges with water availability and the country has finally started talking about these issues. On October 22, 2023 the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign...
Business as usual will not help the people or the climate in Turkmenistan. In June 2023, several highly regarded international media outlets, including Bloomberg and the Guardian, reported ongoing negotiations between...
