Spotlight on Central Asia returns with a brand new season and a closer look at the stories shaping the region. This week, we unpack Kyrgyzstan’s snap election announcement and its controversial debate over reinstating the death penalty, major electoral reforms in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan’s latest Caspian gas ambitions, and sweeping changes within Kyrgyzstan’s military leadership. Plus, we speak with historian Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads, on why Central Asia is once again becoming the heart of global trade and power.

On the show this week: 
- Peter Frankopan (Professor of Global History at Worcester College)

Hosted by Bruce Pannier and Michael Hilliard

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