As Serdar Berdimuhamedov approaches his third year in office, his administration continues to face a growing list of pressing domestic challenges. Despite expectations for reforms, his presidency has been marked by...
The World Food Security Outlook (WFSO) database, managed by the World Bank, tracks global food insecurity using historical, preliminary, and forecast data for 191 countries from 1999-2030. Food insecurity is when...
The Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan (MHMI) together with UNICEF have completed the National Micronutrient Survey among Women and Children in Turkmenistan. The survey measured the prevalence and...
Turkmenistan’s state-controlled media systematically and aggressively reinforces restrictive gender norms while ignoring pressing women’s issues and the modern realities of women and girls. These narratives and...
In November 2024, UNDP Turkmenistan published a report on “Qualitative assessment of community participation, human rights and gender perspectives in the context of tuberculosis in Turkmenistan”. The survey has been...
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) published a report titled The Abuse of Extremism Laws in Central Asia. It highlights how Central Asian states including Turkmenistan misuse...
The Global Firepower (GFP) ranking evaluates 145 countries based on over 60 factors, including military capacity, financial resources, logistics, natural resources, and geography. The ranking balances smaller...
During a presentation at an international conference on Eurasian studies, where I discussed Turkmenistan’s media landscape, I was asked a thought-provoking question: what is the significance of the ritual ýüzüňe sylmak...
Climate change and reduced water inflow from Volga River have caused the Caspian Sea level to drop by more than two meters since the mid-1990s. This article presents key points raised in the recent articles by Clément...
On December 17, 2024 the State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan finally published the detailed results of the complete population and housing census of 2022. It includes 11 chapters with graphical images that...
