{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8becc71b-c3c4-477e-89aa-eb815c343eb9/63b849478d926b001175348c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"European diplomacy in the 21st century, with Catherine Ashton","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f7a11a8cbe4dd53cefde/1642097461837-7e9fcedf87d1e386dc0a752d7ef6b7c1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Ahead of the publication of her new book,&nbsp;<em>And Then What?</em>, the first-ever EU high representative for foreign affairs and security, Catherine Ashton, talks to Jeremy Cliffe about the role the EU can play in international crisis, drawing on her experience in overseeing the union’s relations with Ukraine, Iran and the western Balkans. She also discusses the future of its ties to Britain and the US.</p><p><br></p><p>Read more: </p><p><br></p><p>The <a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2023/01/war-in-ukraine-lawrence-freedman-wrong\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine war</a> has made predictions futile</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/democracy-international-politics/2022/12/iran-regime-protests-mahsa-amini\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Iran’s regime</a> won’t be easily toppled</p><p><br></p><p>Ten <a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/international-content/2023/01/ten-crucial-questions-world-2023\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">crucial questions</a> about the world in 2023&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}