{"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-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/679d1ce3b51887dead0a5a75?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Defensive line: Trump’s national security team","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1738349528547-378221bf-fc85-41d0-aa45-a97af3150eff.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Donald Trump has chosen his nominees for key national security positions. Many are <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/12/13/tulsi-gabbard-delights-in-provocation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">eyebrow-raising</a> <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2025/01/12/how-hard-is-it-to-run-the-pentagon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">picks</a>. Others have more conventional resumes. Just how radical is Trump’s national security team?</p><p><br></p><p>John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Adam O’Neal. They’re joined by Matthew Kroenig from the Atlantic Council and <em>The Economist</em>’s Steve Coll and Shashank Joshi.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a></p><p><em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a> <em>&nbsp;</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 </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}