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ANALYSIS: Turkmenistan diversification of gas exports, from chimeras to pragmatism?

bluedomes September 13, 2023 0 Comment

For years Turkmenistan has been unsuccessful in diversifying its natural gas exports, but that is slowly changing. In the last months, we have witnessed Ashgabat exploring new markets for its gas, reigniting old ones,...

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El tour por Asia Central del Emir de Catar

bluedomes June 14, 2023 0 Comment

El Emir de Catar ha viajado a cuatro de las cinco repúblicas centroasiáticas, poniendo de relieve el papel que los países del Golfo pueden desempeñar en la región. El monarca regresó a Doha con...

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The Emir of Qatar’s Central Asian tour

bluedomes June 11, 2023 0 Comment

The Emir of Qatar has travelled to four of the five Central Asian republics as part of a trip that highlights the role the Gulf countries can play in the region. The Emir went...

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¿Dónde está Arkadag?

bluedomes May 15, 2023 0 Comment

El Líder Nacional y expresidente de Turkmenistán, Gurbangulí Berdimujamédov, lleva tres semanas desaparecido. Su hijo y presidente ha mantenido su agenda, viajando a Moscú y Tayikistán, como si no pasara nada. Pero, ¿es realmente...

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Where is Arkadag?

bluedomes May 14, 2023 0 Comment

Turkmenistan’s National Leader and former president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, has been missing for the past three weeks. His son and president has kept his agenda, traveling to Moscow and Tajikistan, as if nothing is happening....

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Turkmenistán mira al Golfo

bluedomes February 28, 2023 1 Comment

En apenas unas semanas, el dúo de padre e hijo que gobierna Turkmenistán se ha reunido con altos cargos de EAU, Catar y Bahréin. La búsqueda de inversiones para su renqueante economía parece ser...

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Turkmenistan looks to the Gulf

bluedomes February 23, 2023 1 Comment

In the space of just a few days, Turkmenistan’s power duo of father and son have met with high-ranking officials of the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain. Seeking additional investment for its troubling economy seems...

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ANALYSIS: Uzbekistan’s latest cabinet reshuffle

bluedomes January 9, 2023 0 Comment

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reshuffled the Cabinet of Ministers at the end of 2022. A restructuring that saw a reduction of ministries and the emergence of new faces to lead them, while other long-serving ministers...

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The Awaza tripartite summit, a lacklustre event

bluedomes December 16, 2022 1 Comment

The much-awaited meeting of the presidents of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan finally took place in mid-December. For all the buzz of three Turkic, and more specifically Oghuz, countries meeting trilaterally, the outcome of the...

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Turkmenistán se une al club túrquico, ¿pero a qué precio?

bluedomes October 5, 2022 0 Comment

Finalmente Turkmenistán será miembro de la Organización de Estados Túrquicos. Un objetivo deseado con vehemencia por Ankara, que ha presionado en el pasado para que Ashgabat se uniese a su proyecto. Sin embargo, existen...

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Turkmenistan joins the Turkic club, but at what price?

bluedomes October 4, 2022 3 Comments

Turkmenistan will finally become a member of the Organisation of Turkic States. A much-desired prize by Ankara that has lobbied in the past for Ashgabat to join its project. However, questions remain about the...

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El peligro de ser un recluta en Asia Central

bluedomes September 1, 2022 0 Comment

Los soldados en las repúblicas centroasiáticas tienen que hacer frente a peligros peores que las balas enemigas. Episodios de acoso, novatadas, accidentes y presión psicológica son responsables de gran parte de las muertes entre...

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Conscripts in Central Asia, a dangerous obligation

bluedomes August 22, 2022 0 Comment

Soldiers in the Central Asian republics have to face worse dangers than enemy bullets or shells. Bullying, hazing, accidents, and psychological pressure are responsible for a large share of deaths and injuries among conscripts,...

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Se acabó el show del antiguo presidente turcomano

bluedomes August 12, 2022 0 Comment

Cinco meses después de abandonar la presidencia, Gurbangulí Berdimujamédov ha dejado de ser el centro de atención en favor de su hijo. Parece ser que su rol público está principalmente limitado a tareas domésticas...

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No more antics as former Turkmen president passed baton to son

bluedomes August 11, 2022 1 Comment

Five months after leaving the presidency, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has relinquished being the centre of attention in favour of his son. It would now seem like his public role is mostly limited to menial domestic...

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La contradicción de la Unión Europea con Tayikistán

bluedomes July 8, 2022 1 Comment

Las diferentes instituciones de la Unión Europea están emitiendo mensajes contradictorios acerca de Tayikistán. Desde condenar las acciones del gobierno y su represión en el Este, a querer invertir en el mayor proyecto de...

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The European Union’s Tajik contradiction

bluedomes July 8, 2022 0 Comment

The different bodies of the European Union are issuing contradictory messages regarding Tajikistan. From condemning the government’s actions and repressive measures in its easternmost region, to looking to invest in the country’s largest infrastructure...

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Karakalpakstan, unexpected problem in Uzbekistan’s constitutional reform

bluedomes July 1, 2022 1 Comment

Uzbekistan is in the process of amending its constitution. The zeroing of presidential terms, allowing incumbent Shavkat Mirziyoyev to remain in power, was expected to be the most contentious change. However, the Uzbek authorities...

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La ‘nueva normalidad’ en la frontera entre Tayikistán y Kirguistán

bluedomes June 15, 2022 1 Comment

Desde el enfrentamiento entre Tayikistán y Kirguistán en la primavera del 2021, la situación a lo largo de la frontera sigue siendo inestable y ya nos hemos acostumbrado a informaciones sobre tiroteos y bajas....

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The ‘new normal’ along the Tajik-Kyrgyz border

bluedomes June 14, 2022 0 Comment

Since the spring 2021 clash between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, the situation along the border continues to be unstable and we have now grown accustomed to reports of shootings and casualties. Despite last year’s conflict,...

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Turquía y Asia Central: mucho más que drones

bluedomes May 26, 2022 3 Comments

De la venta de armas a maniobras conjuntas y acuerdos de cooperación. En los últimos años Turquía ha estrechado sus lazos en materia de seguridad con Asia Central. Esto representa una oportunidad para la...

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Turkey and Central Asian military cooperation: more than just drones

bluedomes May 25, 2022 12 Comments

From arms sales to joint military exercises and cooperation agreements, in the last few years Turkey has stepped up its security links with the Central Asian nations. This has opened new opportunities for the...

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Los tesoros ocultos de Turkmenistán (2ª parte)

bluedomes May 22, 2022 0 Comment

Tal y como vimos en Los tesoros ocultos de Turkmenistán (1ª parte), el país centroasiático tiene un importante patrimonio histórico desconocido para el gran público. En esta segunda entrega exploraremos cuatro monumentos más: una...

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The hidden treasures of Turkmenistan (part II)

bluedomes May 21, 2022 2 Comments

As we explored in The hidden treasures of Turkmenistan (part I), the Central Asian country has a rich heritage largely unknown to the great public. In this second part we will explore four more...

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Hard times for Central Asia’s Foreign Ministers

bluedomes May 1, 2022 3 Comments

In a matter of days, two of Central Asia’s Foreign Ministers were dismissed. At a time when diplomacy is of utmost importance for the region, with the war in Ukraine far from over and...

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Tokayev, el diplomático entre Putin y Zelenski

bluedomes March 14, 2022 0 Comment

Asia Central es una de las regiones más afectadas por la invasión rusa de Ucrania. Debido a sus fuertes lazos con Moscú, los países centroasiáticos se encuentran en una situación complicada. No pueden ser...

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Tokayev’s balancing act in the Russia-Ukraine war

bluedomes March 7, 2022 1 Comment

Central Asia is one of the regions most affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Its strong links to Moscow has put the Central Asian countries in a difficult position. They cannot be seen to...

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El Imperio jorasmio: colapso y resistencia (2ª parte)

bluedomes February 21, 2022 1 Comment

Esta es una continuación de: El Imperio jorasmio: de esclavos a sahs (1ª parte) La conquista mongola El Imperio kara-kitai, inmerso en problemas internos durante sus últimos años, dejó de existir en 1218 cuando...

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El Imperio jorasmio: de esclavos a sahs (1ª parte)

bluedomes February 21, 2022 2 Comments

El Imperio jorasmio de los anushtigínidas es recordado principalmente por su oposición y destrucción a manos de Gengis Kan. Sin embargo, esta dinastía de sangre turcomana fue en su época la gran potencia regional....

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Questions arise after Kazakhstan’s Minister of Defence dismissal

bluedomes January 20, 2022 2 Comments

Days after being confirmed in his post as Minister of Defence, Murat Bektanov was dismissed by President Tokayev. He did so with strong words against the former minister, even though it was Tokayev himself...

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Polémica por el nuevo nombre de la Universidad de Samarcanda

bluedomes January 19, 2022 0 Comment

Dos años después de ser vinculada a un pasado centenario de los timúridas, la Universidad de Samarcanda vuelve a estar en el foco de la controversia al ser rebautizada con el nombre de un...

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The University of Samarkand gets a new controversial name

bluedomes January 17, 2022 5 Comments

Almost two years after being linked to a centenary Timurid past, the University of Samarkand has become once again the focus of historical revisionism by being named after a notorious Soviet Uzbek leader. On...

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Fracasa la transición controlada de Nazarbáyev

bluedomes January 9, 2022 0 Comment

La lucha por el poder en los pasillos de Nur-Sultan tras las protestas en Kazajstán han demostrado que la transición controlada de Nazarbáyev, que comenzó en el 2019, no ha tenido éxito En marzo...

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Nazarbayev’s piloted power transition fails

bluedomes January 9, 2022 2 Comments

The power struggles in the corridors of Nur-Sultan following the protests in Kazakhstan have proven that the Nazarbayev’s piloted transition that started in 2019 has not been successful. In March 2019, the then president...

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