{"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-eb815c343eb9/6462559d10dbac0011bf30fb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The shifting geopolitics of Central Asia – with Raffaello Pantucci","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f7a11a8cbe4dd53cefde/1642097461837-7e9fcedf87d1e386dc0a752d7ef6b7c1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Fourteen months into Russia’s war against Ukraine, Katie Stallard speaks to Raffaello Pantucci, senior fellow at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore and the co-author of&nbsp;<em>Sinostan: China’s Inadvertent Empire</em>, about how the geopolitical landscape of Central Asia has changed. They discuss China’s growing influence, Vladimir Putin’s efforts to court regional leaders, and how the West could play a more significant role.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Read more:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The world according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/geopolitics/2023/04/world-according-xi-jinping-vladimir-putin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Xi Jinping</a>&nbsp;and Vladimir Putin</p><p>What would it take to make&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/12/vladimir-putin-feel-secure\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vladimir Putin</a>&nbsp;feel secure?</p><p><a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/uyghur-special/2022/09/xinjiang-region-china-suspicion-subjugation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Xinjiang</a>: a region of suspicion and subjugation</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}