{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61315efc0e3cdc0014fbae00/6a3e1fe0cb67fc75eac2c549?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bloodsport of the Deal","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61315efc0e3cdc0014fbae00/1782456252767-b850e8d8-da5d-4f75-a586-5d47e6dc2757.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week on&nbsp;<em>News Weakly</em>, Sami Shah explains why Donald Trump's favourite movie might also explain his foreign policy.</p><p><br></p><p>From Jean-Claude Van Damme's&nbsp;<em>Bloodsport</em>&nbsp;to the Iran war, this episode explores the dangers of confusing spectacle with strategy, humiliation with victory, and refusing to flinch with actual courage.</p><p><br></p><p>How did America win every battle but still end up negotiating over the Strait of Hormuz? And what can an '80s martial arts movie teach us about modern geopolitics?</p><p><br></p><p>All that, and more.</p>","author_name":"Sami Shah"}