{"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-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/65297ee2bfae2f0012d94916?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Checks and Balance: War in the Middle East","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1697218007212-13cbc20a84a24f5bbb40c418cb08dfea.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In recent years the US has facilitated a warming in relations between Israel and its Arab neighbours but, after <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/12/will-israels-agony-and-retribution-end-in-chaos-or-stability?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hamas attacked Israel</a>, that is under threat. What should America’s <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/10/12/paralysis-in-congress-makes-america-a-dysfunctional-superpower?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Middle East strategy</a> be now?</p><p><br></p><p>John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by <em>Economist</em> colleagues Anton La Guardia, James Bennet and Josie Delap.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with <a href=\"http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-checks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our limited time offer</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. If you’re already a subscriber to <em>The Economist</em>, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our <a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FAQs page</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}