A standoff between Ukraine’s new president and its richest man could set the stage for serious structural reforms – or guarantee Ukraine remains trapped in its decades-old malaise.
Is it incompetence, old-fashioned embezzlement and corruption, or a lack of loyalty that worries the president? This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Turkmenistan struggles to operate its synthetic gasoline plant, chokes off imports from Iran, and demands the elderly wait in long lines to prove they’re not dead. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.