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

The UN is reluctant to engage with the public, rights activists struggle, renewables falter. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

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

Turkmen officials deny women's rights are trampled, but evidence suggests otherwise. Iran is making overtures. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

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

Armenia has broken a major taboo by forging defense ties with France and the U.S.

Iraq gas deal, talking to Washington on TAPI, old hands possibly on the way out. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Russian officials unprepared to hear Kazakh.

Prices for basic staples have risen sharply, depressing the value of the remittances being sent home from Russia.

The victim, a veteran of the 2008 Georgia-Russia war, was reportedly visiting a church on the borderline.

Turkmenistan’s Universal Periodic Review is taking place at the United Nations Human Rights Council this week. There will be a lot to talk about. This and more in this week’s Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

As political relations deteriorate, Armenia's economy is more closely linked to Russia than ever.

Berdymukhamedov headed to Turkey to explore options for energy cooperation. And he brought a puppy along as a gift. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Russian state TV aired an hour-long falsehood-laden program attacking the Armenian prime minister.

The declining Caspian poses a threat to the environment, no protests poses a threat to stability, no deals poses a threat to the trans-Caspian pipeline.