{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a1ffb08f8e85cfadabd687f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Focused group: Ukraine is now Europe’s war","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1780480176306-c5f03304-36ce-4fa2-baa2-271ced60ab2c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Now that America has stepped back, Europe is at last stepping up. We examine the bloc’s <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/06/01/ukraine-is-now-europes-war-survival-cant-be-the-only-aim?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\">tactics</a> (if not yet a strategy) and how steady its support is likely to be. With the coming public listings of SpaceX and Anthropic, we ask whether stockmarkets can handle a string of “<a href=\"https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/06/01/can-the-stockmarket-swallow-anthropic-spacex-and-openai?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\">giga-IPOs</a>”. And our World Cup series looks at Iran’s side.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Tom Nuttall, chief Germany correspondent</li><li>Joshua Roberts, capital markets correspondent</li><li>Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Europe, security, Ukraine war</li><li>IPOs, investment, stockmarkets, SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI</li><li>World Cup, Iran</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Visit</em><a href=\"https://education.economist.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> education.economist.com</em></a><em> and use code 5YEARS to save 15% on courses developed by our editors and correspondents.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Get a world of insights by </em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribing to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}