{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68558ae30bed216db7530f8a/68558b00412e0f0fbfdd9645?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"4: Niall Ferguson on an escalating global conflagration","description":"<p>David Patrikarakos is joined by Niall Ferguson to discuss the latest events in the Middle East; why the US is irrelevant in the calculations of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu; and, how Israel is likely to retaliate against Iran. </p><p><br></p><p>They also discuss the ‘Axis of Ill Will’ comprising China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea; why Ferguson believes that we are in the early stages of a second Cold War and the probability of this escalating into World War III; and whether the US will discover the true meaning of deterrence. </p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Max Bower </p><p>Editor: Chelsey Ranore </p><p>Executive Producer: Bella Soames </p><p>Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini </p><p>Host: David Patrikarakos </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices\">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>","author_name":"Daily Mail"}