Eurasianet

This week in our Turkmenistan bulletin: Ashgabat and Moscow suddenly ratify an aged security agreement. Plus budgets, boasts and bribes.

The government’s lack of capacity helps explain the about-face.

Some hard talk from the Russian foreign minister has led to recriminations in Yerevan and the prospect of Azerbaijan’s foreign minister getting sacked.

Supporters of the move think it will provide a useful outlet for the momentarily unemployed.