{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d8bcecff9db944d2395157f/5eb4312b570358cd673a3a8f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 23: Is the Middle East Getting Messier?","description":"<p>While the pandemic continues to take its toll around the world, the issues in the Middle East continue unabated.&nbsp;Les, Jodi, Jamil, and Dana put the Middle East under the microscope this week and discuss the protests in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the dysfunctional government in Iraq.&nbsp;Why are the Lebanese back in the streets? Is it possible for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen to get worse?&nbsp;How much can America actually influence outcomes in the Middle East? All these questions and more answered in this week’s&nbsp;<em>Fault Lines</em>.</p>","author_name":"National Security Institute"}