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Regional economies experiencing “multiple headwinds.”

The Great Game’s got a new name.

Warfare is catalyzing an expansion of authoritarian practices.

Coal addiction in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan fuels regional global warming conundrum.

A partner post from Mediazona.

Virginity tests administered without consent.

Is Uzbekistan engaging in quiet water diplomacy?

Tajikistan has the dirtiest air in the region.

The interest in the region evinced by international outlets in the post-9/11 period has faded. But ignoring Central Asia could come at a cost.

European officials will be paying numerous visits to Ashgabat this year in the hope of boosting trade and advancing the energy cooperation agenda. This and more in the last-ever Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Azerbaijan making green energy push ahead of global climate conference.

Russia's elections have produced a Turkmen-style outcome, including in Turkmenistan itself. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Positive sum > zero sum.

A new way of promoting rule of law.

Turkmenistan gently presses Afghanistan on the Qosh-Tepa Canal. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin on Turkmen affairs.

Lots of talks, but no new deals are being announced.

Afghanistan wants to show it is open for business and is willing to be a good neighbor. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

In this bulletin, we look at paltry women's day handouts, the military getting a rough deal and what Ashgabat is doing to promote prosperity in neighboring Afghanistan.

TAPI pipeline recurrences, wheat woes, and dreaming about satellites. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Stakeholders need to collaborate, tackle waste and address the elephant in the room: Afghanistan.

Healthcare authorities appears to have their priorities wrong. While children die, they think about morality among teen girls. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Ashgabat talks the talk on corruption, but evidence suggests this is all hot air. Details on this and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Figures don’t align with Central Asian official data.

Anybody complaining out loud in a public place can expect to be carted away. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke bulletin.

Travel bloggers are among the few given the freedom to document Turkmenistan's more eccentric facets. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.