“Turkmenistan is unusual because, unlike the other states in Central Asia, which draw their post-Soviet identities from historical figures and events; Turkmenistan’s is constructed around the achievements of the regime, and particularly, the figure of the President.”- Bradley Jardine Since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Turkmenistan has occupied an obscure position in the international system. On December 12, 1995 it was granted the status of “permanent neutrality” by the UN.
