The strength of vernacular Islam and the regime’s tight control over the religious revival make Turkmenistan an unlikely candidate for an Islamic revolutionby LOWELL BEZANIS LONG BORDERS WITH DIFFICULT NEIGHbors – Afghanistan and Iran – are not the only reasons armchair strategists are inclined to think Turkmenistan could fall under the influence of Islamic radicals. Arguably, the repressive nature of […]
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