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  1. Turkmenistan Β· European Union Β· Human rights
    PoliticsBrief5 Jun

    The EU goes to Ashgabat: what rights groups want from the 22 June dialogue

    The 18th annual EU-Turkmenistan Human Rights Dialogue takes place in Ashgabat on 22 June. IPHR and TIHR published a briefing this week telling Brussels what to demand.

  2. What the EBRD Is Bringing to Riga β€” and What Central Asia Should Watch
    EconomyAnalysis3 Jun

    What the EBRD is bringing to Riga, and what Central Asia should watch

    The Bank's 35th Annual Meeting opens Thursday. For the region, three things matter: the new Regional Economic Prospects, the Aktau port investment, and the signal on Trans-Caspian financing.

  3. SPIEF 2026
    EconomyAnalysis2 Jun

    The level of the delegation is the message

    Central Asia is in St. Petersburg this week, but not equally. What each country’s roster says about where the relationship with Russia actually stands