{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d28ef74d3cc3f013778b13b/67c514dc22548f8888fc0cfd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Escalation Ep 2: No Guarantees","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5d28ef74d3cc3f013778b13b/1740968959044-e33179ab-9e56-4cc1-bb61-54997636aab9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Newly-independent Ukraine has inherited thousands of nuclear weapons from the former Soviet Union. So The United States, Russia and Ukraine craft a high-stakes deal to disarm Ukraine in exchange for national security protection. But has Washington held up their end of the bargain? Or has Ukraine been betrayed?</p><p><br></p><p><em>About Escalation:</em></p><p>In this narrative series from Lawfare and Goat Rodeo, <em>Escalation </em>lays bare the stakes of the Ukraine-Russia War through powerful storytelling and compelling voices. It reveals forgotten promises and fragile alliances that have shaped the U.S.-Ukraine relationship and how the decisions of policymakers in Washington, Kyiv, and Moscow have global consequences.</p>","author_name":"Lawfare & Goat Rodeo"}