{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/4d641cbd-af7c-4475-81e8-c6a118bde4ee/35ab42cd-8582-4886-9298-f67b738e3555?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Economist Asks: Stanley McChrystal","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d9db97874249/62e286c27ca7a10012e442d1.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Are Western alliances fraying? Anne McElvoy asks the retired four-star US General about<a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/09/18/french-fury-over-the-american-australian-sub-deal?utm_campaign=economist-asks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> the diplomatic fallout from the AUKUS deal</a>. As Chinese jets menace Taiwan,<a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/05/01/the-most-dangerous-place-on-earth?utm_campaign=economist-asks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> would the US go to war to defend the island</a>? The former commander of US and coalition troops in Afghanistan ponders whether the Taliban could become America’s counter-terrorism allies. And could you follow the General’s lead and exist on one meal a day?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Please subscribe to <em>The Economist </em>for full access to print, digital and audio editions:</p><p><a href=\"http://www.economist.com/podcastoffer?utm_campaign=economist-asks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.economist.com/podcastoffer</a></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}