Since gaining independence in 1991, Turkmenistan has attracted only sporadic attention due to its extreme level of isolation from the outside world, which rivals that of North Korea. As a result of ...

Hopes for greater cooperation among the five Central Asian countries in the foreseeable future were dashed when Tajikistan and Turkmenistan refused to sign a new agreement on friendship and ...

Turkmen authorities have reportedly launched a new drive to register men under 50 for the army reserves. According to RFE/RL, referencing a Defense Ministry source, “all conscription commissions ...

The Turkmen Parliament considered and adopted the draft law "On accession to the Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War of November 28, 2003 to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use ...

Steve LeVine opines that Russia seems to have put the last piece in place for a triumph in the epic war to control the natural gas supply between Turkmenistan and Europe. Global Voices stands out as ...

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — War rages on the other side of this nation’s 500-mile border with Afghanistan, but for Turkmenistan this is a month of both commemoration and celebration. On Oct. 6, the ...

The Turkmen armed forces have conducted "large-scale" tactical exercises near the Afghan border, media outlets have reported. The Azerbaijani news agency Trend, citing official Turkmen government ...

MINSK, 5 July (BelTA) – Citizens of Turkmenistan who participated in the liberation of Belarus from the Nazi invaders were honored with commemorative medals, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Embassy ...

Turkmenistan isn’t at war, but it’s nearly impossible to enter. With strict visas, surveillance, and total state control, ...

Prague, 5 December 2002 (RFE/RL) -- Commentary in the Western media today looks at Franco-German leadership in the European Union, the propaganda machine for a war in Iraq, Turkey's potential EU ...

Turkmenistan is facing a unique set of geopolitical challenges. Turkmenistan’s geological position makes it an object of intense geopolitical competition between East and West. China, Iran and ...