CAPS Unlock Podcast
By Peter Leonard
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Episodes: 52
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Turkmenistan’s migration trap
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Central Asia tries to become a region
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May 26, 2026 |
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Why China cares so much about Tajikistan
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May 19, 2026 |
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Kazakhstan’s AI future has a language problem
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May 12, 2026 |
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Kyrgyzstan's sanctions headache, Kazakh permits, and information manipulation
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Kazakhstan’s oil shock, Kyrgyzstan’s crypto bet, and a new power broker
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Who really rules Turkmenistan?
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Central Asia between hunger, the atom and war
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Kyrgyz political soap opera, Kazakhstan's media chill, and Central Asia's energy dilemma
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Silk Mirage: Joanna Lillis on Uzbekistan’s unfinished transition
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Kazakhstan's referendum, Kyrgyz purge escalates, and Central Asia's museums
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Central Asia in the ripple zone of Iran’s war
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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After Epic Fury: Central Asia’s balancing act
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Kyrgyz sanctions, Turkmen signals, and Kazakh solar power
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Central Asia's transition puzzle: A quiet coup, constitution-tinkering, and a vanishing leader
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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China’s $100 billion moment in Central Asia
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Kazakhstan’s arbitration win, Russia’s healthcare squeeze, and a reading crisis
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Trump’s peace club comes to Central Asia
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Central Asia’s pivotal year: From breakthroughs to backsliding
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Afghan-Tajik border unrest, EU in Kazakhstan and Astana's LGBT panic
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Agnieszka Pikulicka on telling Central Asia’s stories differently
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Kazakhstan’s AI law and Kyrgyzstan’s winter of discontent
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Fuel shocks, climate classrooms, and the politics of football
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Kyrgyz rage over murder, Kazakh climate doubt, and China’s growing map
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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AI hype, think tank realities, and Kyrgyzstan’s self-abolishing parliament
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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The Pamirs melt, Tokayev retools, Central Asia rallies
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Making and remaking culture in Soviet Central Asia
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Rethinking nations: Beyond the Soviet frame
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Paper trails and memory: Exploring Central Asia’s archives
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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An interview with Bruce Pannier, veteran Central Asia-watcher
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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From trans-Afghan rail dreams to the EU’s critical materials catch-up game
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Southward bound: Central Asia’s Afghanistan pivot
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Porn bans, biofuels and blistering heat: Stories from Central Asia
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Beyond the script: Who shapes China-Central Asia ties?
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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One steppe beyond: Mongolia eyes Central Asia
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Tightropes and tradeoffs: A U.S. diplomat looks back on Central Asia
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Cable chokepoints and control: inside Kazakhstan’s internet
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May 27, 2025 |
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Kazakhstan’s oil gamble, China perceptions, and coal transition
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May 20, 2025 |
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Contested memory: How Central Asia is rethinking World War II
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May 13, 2025 |
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Growth slows, truth warps, internet vanishes: Central Asia’s triple threat
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May 06, 2025 |
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Mercenaries, media laws and railway dreams
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May 01, 2025 |
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Lines in the sand: Russia, Central Asia and the politics of sovereignty
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Europeans in Samarkand: Rhetoric and Reality
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Drones, pipelines, and water diplomacy: Central Asia’s uneasy spring
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Reporting from the scene of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan landmark treaty signing
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Kyrgyz-Tajik border deal, Uzbekistan's unshakeable graft habit
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Kyrgyz-Tajik border deal, Afghanistan rail, and teaching climate change
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Podcast: Kazakhstan oil caught in Russia-Ukraine crossfire
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Taxing times for Kazakhstan
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Air pollution in Central Asia and Turkey’s regional play
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Mister Putin goes to Astana
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Introduction to the CAPS Unlock podcast
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Nov 26, 2024 |