{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"E63: Russia Faces Rising Stakes at Home and Abroad in 2022","description":"Over the past year, ISW\u2019s Russia team has closely tracked Russia\u2019s efforts to integrate Belarus, its growing threats to Ukraine\u2019s independence, and a range of other malign activities elsewhere in the world. Escalating events in 2022 and Putin's need to set conditions ahead of the Russian Presidential election in 2024 will likely force the Kremlin to either double down upon or pull back from these efforts. On this episode of Overwatch, ISW Russia team lead Mason Clark discusses the inflection points that he and his team will be watching for. He\u2019ll also share some of his predictions for Russia\u2019s activity abroad over the coming year. ","author_name":"Overwatch","author_url":"http:\/\/www.understandingwar.org\/backgrounder\/isws-overwatch-podcast-series","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21708170\/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\/21708170"}