{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/64708c29fdb7e30011283419?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Russian lessons: new and improved war tactics","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>From infantry to air defences and even electronic warfare, <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/05/21/russias-army-is-learning-on-the-battlefield?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">improved strategies</a> and engineering could threaten Ukraine’s counter-offensive plans. How can these ramped-up defences be breached? What would a world of <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/05/23/what-would-humans-do-in-a-world-of-super-ai?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">superintelligent AI</a> look like? We use economic theory to conduct a thought experiment. And a tribute to the British novelist <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/obituary/2023/05/24/martin-amis-was-the-lurid-chronicler-of-a-whole-generation?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Amis</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Take our listener survey at <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/intelligencesurvey\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.economist.com/intelligencesurvey</a></p><p><br></p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, try a free 30-day digital subscription by going to <a href=\"http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}