· February, 2007

Stories about Turkmenistan from February, 2007

Turkmenistan: What If There Was Internet?

  27 February 2007

neweurasia posts a comment from a reader who was discussing whether or not access to the internet is important for people in Turkmenistan. The commenter points out there are plenty of more serious problems to worry about.

Turkmenistan: Flurry of Activity

  23 February 2007

neweurasia reports on the flurry of personnel shuffling, diplomatic calls, and presidential edicts since Turkmenistan elected its new president, who, the post says, must shake things up in order to survive.

Turkmenistan: Turkic Reunion?

  23 February 2007

At neweurasia Peter reports on how relations between Turkey and Turkmenistan are changing in the wake of the death of the country's former President Saparmurad Niazov.

Turkmenistan: The Internet Comes to Town

  21 February 2007

One of the first acts of Turkmenistan's new president was to start the ball rolling on opening up access to the internet in the country. Now that it's arrived, neweurasia looks at what's next and what Turkmenistan must do to catch up with its neighbors.

Central Asia & Caucasus: Nonmarket Economies

  14 February 2007

Registan.net discovers a law proposed in the United States Congress that would slap all of Central Asia and the Caucasus except Kazakhstan with extra tariffs because they would be considered to be economies not functioning on market principles.

Central Asia: US Aid

  7 February 2007

Registan.net looks at the Bush administration's proposed budget for the 2008 fiscal year and says it shows the White House is dropping the ball on Central Asia.