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Turkmenistan
Establishing a baseline for Turkmenistan, the dominant structural feature is the combination of tight authoritarian closure and near-total dependence on a single external lever: gas exports to China.
PF Score
39
Authority
60
Reach
25
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39Overall
Establishing a baseline for Turkmenistan, the dominant structural feature is the combination of tight authoritarian closure and near-total dependence on a single external lever: gas exports to China.
60Auth
Hermetic autocratic consolidation sustains domestic grip above regional peers.
25Reach
Single-commodity gas dependency on China is the sole external lever.
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