The review examines specific features of the
formation of Turkmenistan’s political elite in the post-Soviet period, characteristic is given to the modern Turkmen political
elite, factors are analyzed, which influence the adoption of
outside and inside political decisions by the political elites in
power, and the role of the clan system in the country’s political
system is described.
Keywords
Central Asia, Turkmenistan, political elite, clan-tribe factor, tribalism, national identity, foreign policy.
