{"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/6abfd1b10d8a484144cf9279?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Fault Lines Episode 633: Rebound Diplomacy and the Pentagon's New Playbook","description":"<p>Today, Jess, Les, John, and Amy examine two developments reshaping how America projects power. Former NBA star Dennis Rodman was photographed with President Trump in Texas as the administration eyes a renewed opening with Kim Jong Un, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used his State of the Force address to unveil a new autonomous warfare command and launch Project Meridian, a 120-day effort to identify future military capabilities.</p><p><br></p><p>Can Dennis Rodman&#39;s relations with Kim Jong Un actually serve as a credible diplomatic back-channel? Does Hegseth&#39;s focus on restructuring the Pentagon risk becoming a distraction from the more urgent fights over defense funding and appropriations? Will Project Meridian and a new autonomous war command survive Congress?</p><p><br></p><p>Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.</p><p><br></p><p>@lestermunson</p><p>@JohnCLipsey</p><p>@NotTVJessJones</p><p>@amykmitchell</p><p><br></p><p>Like what we&#39;re doing here? </p><p><br></p><p>Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. </p><p><br></p><p>And don&#39;t forget to follow @faultlines_pod and @masonnatsec on Twitter!</p><p><br></p><p>We are also on YouTube; watch today&#39;s episode here: https://youtu.be/B8zl7CWWgAM</p>","author_name":"National Security Institute"}