The Freedom House published an article titled Ten Findings from Ten Years of Data on Transnational Repression. It summarizes the key findings from 1,219 incidents by 48 governments in 103 countries. Only 10 regimes...
How and why do the principles of neutrality in international law serve an authoritarian country Turkmenistan? Assuming an autocrat is committed to regime survival at the expense of other competing governing priorities...
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...
