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Turkmenistan needs food staples and energy-rich Kazakhstan is, surprisingly, short of gas. The mechanics of a deal and more in our weekly briefing.

Turkmenistan has a two-track plan to increase trade with the outside world. Our weekly briefing.

In our weekly briefing: doing business with Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Plus, it’s reprimand season.

The 30th anniversary of independence was evidently not deemed an appropriate time for future planning. All the focus was instead on the past.

The president’s latest stunt highlights how Turkmenistan is increasingly devoted to military aviation acquisitions from Italy. Our weekly briefing.

Will Turkmenistan come to Kyrgyzstan’s rescue?

Living large, the Berdymukhamedov family plays host, and talking about market rules. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Succession, rampant inflation, and the dear leader gets some exotic new pets. This and more in our weekly briefing.

While the president and his son indulge their favorite pets, food for people is increasingly scarce. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Legacy and death must linger perennially even in the minds of the most megalomaniacal autocrats, and this is why preparations for Turkmenistan’s future are proceeding apace.

The president gets another title, ignores soaring food prices, starts a charity, and pens a ditty to his favorite city. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Turkmen authorities go to great lengths to persecute wayward citizens abroad.

The dauphin of Turkmenistan has valuable new purse-monitoring duties.

The president seems troubled by the well-documented shortage of hard currency. This and more in our weekly briefing.

Travel bans, dams and Russian fans. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.