Outlook for Turkmenistan as Eurasia’s Transport Hub

... improved railroad and other specialized infrastructure, enthusiastic policy to attract investment. Background Andrey Kazantsev: Turkmenistan’s Presidential Elections: What to Expect from the New Head of State? After the break-up of the Soviet Union, new players appeared on the map of Eurasia, which were actively involved by Western countries in their transportation and logistics projects bypassing Russia. Central ... ... Caucasus. The project of multimodal Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TMTM) was put forward to deliver cargoes from China to Europe via Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea and South Caucasus, bypassing Russia. The U.S., in turn, promoted the idea of ...