Turkmenistan

Tajikistan: President Clings to Power

A campaign appears to be underway to persuade the Tajik people that they can't do without Rakhmonov's leadership.

21 Feb 05

Academics fear Tashkent's historical revisionism may lead to anti-Russian feeling among Uzbek youth.

21 Feb 05

Forcible repatriation of Tajik migrants will exacerbate Dushanbe's chronic economic problems.

21 Feb 05

As demonstrators converged on the capital, local and foreign analysts voiced concerns over the republic's future.

21 Feb 05

The colourful and controversial Turkmen president claims former officials now living in exile were behind attempt on his life.

21 Feb 05

The strategically-important former Soviet republics now have the opportunity to work more closely with the alliance.

21 Feb 05

World Bank voices concern over a lack of cooperation between Central Asian republics – and calls on Tashkent to do more.

21 Feb 05

Not everyone believes the government’s claim to have foiled an Islamic terror attack on the United States military.

21 Feb 05

Moscow's talk of pre-emptive strikes dismissed as playing to Russian nationalist sentiment at home.

21 Feb 05

After eight years an environmental convention on the Caspian Sea has been signed - but what will it mean in practice?

21 Feb 05

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