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Cracks in the marble: Turkmenistan's failing dictatorship Forced Migration Online (24276783) Migration, asylum and refugee law FORCED MIGRATION ONLINE INTERNAL POLITICS REGIONAL SECURITY DICTATORSHIP ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION ETHNIC AND NATIONAL GROUPS POLITICAL CHANGE This report looks at the isolation of Turkmenistan, resulting from the increasingly authoritarian and idiosyncratic policies of President Saparmurat Niyazov. It argues that there are five main sources of conflict that could, if not dealt with properly, accelerate Turkmenistan's disintegration: the underground political struggle within the country, serious economic problems, the increasing weakness of the state, the destruction of society, and the clan and ethnic divide. The report concludes by stating that engagement with Turkmen society is crucial, but regime change and a managed transition should be the goal. 2026-09-30T11:51:40Z Text Online resource 10.25446/oxford.33357597.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Cracks_in_the_marble_Turkmenistan_s_failing_dictatorship/33357597 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0