· December, 2007

Stories about Turkmenistan from December, 2007

Kazakhstan: Nabucco Pipeline Lacks Commitments

  14 December 2007

Steve LeVine notes that this week's Washington appearance of Valekh Aleskerov, Azerbaijan's former chief oil negotiator, highlighted the absence thus far of concrete commitments by Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan to a prospective Trans-Caspian gas pipeline.

Turkmenistan: Siemens and Ruhnama

  10 December 2007

Maciula writes about the ethical aspect of Western companies operating in Turkmenistan, taking as an example the Siemens Corp., which Siemens has openly supported the Ruhnama book in Turkmenistan, written by the late dictator Saparmurat Niyazov.

Turkmenistan: New Award Named After Dictator

  3 December 2007

Maciula informs the readers that the Turkmen authorities established a new – extremely controversial – order named after Tukmenbashi, who died almost a year ago. It is to be awarded to foreign politicians for their “contribution to the fostering of peace in the region and in the world, raising Turkmenistan’s...

Turkmenistan: Bush Administration Looks at Ashgabat

  3 December 2007

Joshua Foust reiterates that the U.S. has been strategically negligent with regards to Turkmenistan, and reports that few days earlier Condoleeza Rice has appointed Thomas Pickering, one of the most respected diplomats, to take over the job of coordinating the U.S. diplomatic push in the Caspian region in a newly...

Turkmenistan: Anniversary of Assasination

  1 December 2007

Maciula recollects about the fifth anniversary of failed – and highly controversial – assasination attempt against the first leader of Turkmenistan, despotic and notorious Saparmurat Turkmenbashi, and reflect if there are hazards for the new president.