{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Lithuania is punching above its weight. Will it matter at Biden\u2019s Summit for Democracy?","description":"Lithuania shares a border with&amp;nbsp;two hostile autocratic neighbors,&amp;nbsp;Belarus and Russia. If that weren\u2019t enough,&amp;nbsp;the small Baltic democracy&amp;nbsp;is taking on China,&amp;nbsp;too.&amp;nbsp;It\u2019s a role model for confident, democratic leadership in the 21st century, and wants to play an important role at&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;Summit for Democracy&amp;nbsp;in early December.&amp;nbsp;But will the United States&amp;nbsp;and other powerful democracies come together with&amp;nbsp;tangible support even as authoritarians and populists seem to be on the rise? Lithuanian Vice-Minister Mantas Adom\u0117nas and US Assistant Deputy Secretary of State Kara McDonald joined The Cable to&amp;nbsp;discuss the challenges and hopes for the summit. Transcript here: https:\/\/www.icwa.org\/the-cable-podcast-lithuania-democracy\/ ","author_name":"The Cable","author_url":"http:\/\/thecable.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21164285\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/21164285"}