{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/5c0d49bb-f05e-491b-85ef-1e1ae790ed7c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Checks and Balance: Twenty years later","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/62e286b5f9094c0011796460.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>America set out to <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/briefing/2021/09/11/how-america-wasted-its-unipolar-moment?utm_campaign=checks-and-balance&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reshape the world order</a> after the attacks of September 11th. Today it is easy to conclude that its <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/09/11/the-real-lessons-from-9/11?utm_campaign=checks-and-balance&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">foreign policy</a> has been abandoned on a runway at Kabul airport. Is the era of American interventionism over?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Economist's</em> James Bennet traces Joe Biden’s shifting views on foreign wars. We look back to the origins of humanitarian interventionism in Bosnia. And, <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2021/08/24/anne-marie-slaughter-on-why-americas-diversity-is-its-strength?utm_campaign=checks-and-balance&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Anne-Marie Slaughter</a>, former aide to Barack Obama and author of “Renewal”, tells us how American power might work in the future.</p><p><br></p><p>John Prideaux hosts with Zanny Minton Beddoes and Jon Fasman.</p><p><br></p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions as well as exclusive live events, subscribe to The Economist at <a href=\"http://economist.com/USpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">economist.com/USpod</a></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}