The strength of vernacular Islam and the regime’s tight control over the religious revival make Turkmenistan an unlikely candidate for an Islamic revolution by 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 […]

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