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Pro-war Russian singers get the door shut in their face, Kyrgyz political infighting, and methane emissions in Turkmenistan.

Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs.

Iran is increasing pipeline capacity to boost swaps further as Azerbaijan warns it won't help fund any pipelines to transit Turkmen gas to Europe.

The official opening of Arkadag, a new city willed into existence by the former president, is the crowning feature of a grand personality cult. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs.

The Taliban's role in TAPI, Hungary's hydrogen input, and forced labor in cotton in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs.

Ashgabat wants Americans to fix the leaks, Iranians to buy fuel, and China to pay for pipelines. This and more in the latest edition of the Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs.

The authorities suffer from a case of misplaced priorities in thinking about the future. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

An update on recent developments in China-Central Asian affairs.

Basic rights are regularly trampled in Turkmenistan, but international organizations do little to address them in earnest.

Xi offers a helping hand in developing Central Asian political parties.

The scale of the country's methane emissions is becoming a major embarrassment, but the government seems unwilling to do anything about it. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke bulletin.

A bulletin of recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs.

Loyalty to Moscow, U.S. umbrage at Iran's arms supplies, coronation and soccer. And more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Officials are interested in renewables on paper, but there is little evidence Ashgabat is committed to minimizing the environmental damage it is causing. Our weekly briefing.

Turkmenistan is at last willing to discuss its full-blown water crisis. Our weekly briefing.

And can Central Asia’s poorest countries benefit from their new importance to Russia without suffering secondary sanctions?

Alexander Zhadan served as a gatekeeper and provided counsel, all while acquiescing to the crackpot megalomania that gripped both the presidents he served. Our weekly briefing.

Death in the family, U.S. visitors come visiting, pointless election results, and the sad lot of Turkmen women. Our weekly briefing.

Cargo traffic from Russia doubles, electricity-export plans, and the former president gets even more megalomaniacal. Our weekly briefing.

Elections that don’t matter, Russia sows paranoia, and trouble upstream for Turkmen farmers: Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The canal across northern Afghanistan will divert water from the dying Amu Darya river.

Election choreography, backwards reasoning, and the government tries to justify wasting billions on empty megaresorts. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.