{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/4c924868-674d-4a98-ba03-356a053faf07?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Vlad tidings: demonstrations across Russia","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/62e286e0dc55dd001230b346.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>The arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny—and an exposé he released alleging deep corruption—fuelled vast <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/01/24/thousands-of-russians-protest-against-alexei-navalnys-imprisonment?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">weekend protests</a>, chipping away at President Vladimir Putin’s legitimacy. Having left the European Union Britain must find a new foreign-policy foothold in the world; we examine its options and its <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/01/02/britain-has-lost-the-eu-can-it-find-a-role?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">moves so far</a>. And a shocking <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/1843/2021/01/21/sorry-scotland-haggis-is-actually-english?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">revelation</a> about haggis ahead of Scotland’s Burns Night celebrations. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href=\"http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}