{"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-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/65d8bdd71ca6650017d4d685?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Checks and Balance: aNATOmy of a scandal","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1708702987706-7e51cb86b9467080f43e9fe8941cb4d4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As funding for Ukraine stalls in Congress and Donald Trump ramps up his anti-NATO rhetoric, <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/02/22/is-europe-ready-to-defend-itself?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\">Europe is having to think</a> about how it would manage its security without the US. <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/briefing/2024/02/18/can-europe-defend-itself-without-america?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\">Why does NATO matter</a> to America?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They're joined by Rose Gottemoeller, former deputy secretary-general at NATO, and <em>The Economist</em>'s Ed Carr.</p><p><br></p><p>Do you have a question you’d like the team to answer in an upcoming episode?&nbsp;Email it to <a href=\"mailto:podcasts@economist.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">podcasts@economist.com</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Get a world of insights for </em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>50% off—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a>.</p><p><br></p><p><em>If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch our </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48TlDbL-4vU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}