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Search | 19 Articles

Serdar Berdymukhamedov

Turkmenistan: Good for some

Turkmenistan has a two-track plan to increase trade with the outside world. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Oct 19, 2021
Turkmen ambassador to Kabul meets with acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi

Turkmenistan: Trading places

In our weekly briefing: doing business with Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Plus, it’s reprimand season.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Oct 5, 2021
woman carrying water

Turkmenistan: Water mess

While clumsy on COVID-19, Turkmenistan is being more sure-footed, or consistent at least, on the Afghanistan front. Plus, unsustainable agriculture. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Sep 7, 2021
Turkmenistan ambulances

Turkmenistan: Sins of commission

The government signals it is taking COVID a bit more seriously, without admitting the virus is running rampant. And Ashgabat gets down to business with the Taliban. This and more in our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 31, 2021
Turkmen Navy

Turkmenistan: Out at sea

With the Taliban at the border, the president heads in the other direction to oversee defense operations on the Caspian Sea. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 17, 2021
Bromide bros (Tajikistan presidential administration)

Turkmenistan: Trading places

That Central Asia's presidents seemed to enjoy themselves together was itself a breakthrough. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 10, 2021
Wingman Berdymukhamedov preparing for flight. (state news screengrab)

Turkmenistan: High as a kite

The president’s latest stunt highlights how Turkmenistan is increasingly devoted to military aviation acquisitions from Italy. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 3, 2021
Whispering sweet nothing: Japarov and Tashiyev enjoying a quiet moment. (Photo: Facebook)

Kyrgyzstan: Ruling tandem in trouble?

Japarov and Tashiyev came to office together, may they leave it apart.
Chris Rickleton Jul 28, 2021
A bus in Bishkek on June 24

Kyrgyzstan: As third COVID-19 wave hits, protection options vanishingly small

Cases are rising rapidly and vaccines – for those who want them – are hard to find.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jun 24, 2021
horse races

Turkmenistan: Dog and pony show

While the president and his son indulge their favorite pets, food for people is increasingly scarce. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 27, 2021
Medicine man (president.kg)

Kyrgyzstan: President prescribes poison root for COVID-19

The health minister then drank the concoction at a press conference.
Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Apr 16, 2021
Serdar Berdymukhamedov visiting St Petersburg last year. (Russian government handout)

Turkmenistan: Master Berdymukhamedov goes to Moscow

Although Turkmenistan is rarely mentioned as a prospective member of the Moscow-led EAEU trading bloc, that notion is quite obviously on the Kremlin’s mind. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 6, 2021
Turkmen tomatoes

Turkmenistan: Rotten tomatoes review

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.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Mar 30, 2021
Not modeling caution: A meeting of the Uzbek and Kyrgyz presidents on March 11 (Uzbek government handout)

As a possible new COVID-19 wave looms, Central Asia is napping

The region appears wholly unprepared for the latest rise in cases.
Mar 17, 2021
Chinese flag (all photos by Danil Usmanov)

Kyrgyzstan: Waiting and loathing on the Chinese border

It can take four days to get to the front of the line at this bitterly cold pass almost two miles high.
Danil Usmanov Mar 4, 2021

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