{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5eb41117570358cd673a3a85/699da523e58ea9113884ac7d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Military Balance 2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5eb41117570358cd673a3a85/1771938836415-a78e9fe2-40a6-4893-be95-74bb5924e54a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Podcast host Meia Nouwens is joined by IISS experts Henry Boyd, Fenella McGerty, Ester Sabatino and Ruben Stewart to discuss the 2026 edition of <em>The Military Balance</em>.&nbsp;<em>The Military Balance</em>&nbsp;reveals a world of accelerating defence transformation. From Europe’s structural spending surge and procurement bottlenecks, to institutionalised drone warfare, Gulf industrial localisation and intensifying US-China competition, IISS experts unpack how shifting US policy and allied burden-sharing are reshaping global military dynamics.</p>","author_name":"International Institute for Strategic Studies"}