http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/30/turkmenistan-welcome-openings-but-one-sad-closing/ American Foreign Policy Analysis in Central Asia Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:19:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/30/turkmenistan-welcome-openings-but-one-sad-closing/#comment-2666 Mon, 12 May 2008 20:55:41 +0000 http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/30/turkmenistan-welcome-openings-but-one-sad-closing/#comment-2666 [...] On a related note, I have discussed Turkmenistan’s recent movements away from Niyazov’s totalitarian regime and the New York Times has jumped in on the discussion. In the article, Professor Eric McGlinchey correctly cautions optimism regarding these changes, warning that the current President, Mr. Berdymukhammedov may be using these transformative polices just to consolidate his own rule in the nation. [...] […] On a related note, I have discussed Turkmenistan’s recent movements away from Niyazov’s totalitarian regime and the New York Times has jumped in on the discussion. In the article, Professor Eric McGlinchey correctly cautions optimism regarding these changes, warning that the current President, Mr. Berdymukhammedov may be using these transformative polices just to consolidate his own rule in the nation. […]

]]> http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/30/turkmenistan-welcome-openings-but-one-sad-closing/#comment-2583 Thu, 01 May 2008 12:26:40 +0000 http://centralasia.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/30/turkmenistan-welcome-openings-but-one-sad-closing/#comment-2583 [...] Patrick Frost says that Turkmenistan’s ‘opening up’ diplomatically from isolationist and totalitarian Niyazov era has been proven by the nation’s participation in the latest NATO Summit, EU Troika, and warming of relations with Turkey. But religious and personal freedoms still lag behind, he notes. Posted by Adil Nurmakov Share This [...] […] Patrick Frost says that Turkmenistan’s ‘opening up’ diplomatically from isolationist and totalitarian Niyazov era has been proven by the nation’s participation in the latest NATO Summit, EU Troika, and warming of relations with Turkey. But religious and personal freedoms still lag behind, he notes. Posted by Adil Nurmakov Share This […]

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