The republic has consolidated its ties with Russia and assumed the role of junior partner in a nascent Moscow-Tehran-Ashgabat axisby LOWELL BEZANIS IN THE POST-INDEPENDENCE era, Turkmenistan’s foreign policy has been primarily pragmatic. The republic’s leadership has attempted to exploit Turkmenistan’s natural wealth by cultivating regional ties without becoming embroiled in regional problems. But initial expectations of quick prosperity based […]
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