{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Great Power Competition or Collusion?","description":"Is President Trump\u2019s approach to foreign policy best described as a spheres of influence approach in which the major players are the United States, China, and Russia? Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate Stacie Goddard\u2019s recent article outlining this idea and assess the implications for Europe, Asia, and North America. Chris expresses frustration with a new brand of American corruption, Melanie highlights China\u2019s acquisition of land near Itaewon, and Zack laments the restructuring of the National Security Council. Links:   Stacie E. Goddard, \u201cThe Rise and Fall of Great-Power Competition,\u201d Foreign Affairs, May\/June 2025,  https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/united-states\/rise-and-fall-great-power-competition.   Monica Duffy Toft, \u201cThe Return of Spheres of Influence,\u201d Foreign Affairs, March 13, 2025,  https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/united-states\/return-spheres-influence.   Edward Wong, \u201cTrump\u2019s Vision: One World, Three Powers?,\u201d New York Times, May 26, 2025,  https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/26\/us\/politics\/trump-russia-china.html.   Marc Caputo and Alex Isenstadt, \u201cScoop: Trump, Rubio take aim at National Security Council\u2019s \u2018Deep State\u2019,\u201d Axios, May 23, 2025,  https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/05\/23\/white-house-national-security-council-trump-rubio.   Choe Sang-Hun, \u201cNorth Korea Makes Arrests Over Failed Ship Launch That Angered Kim Jong-un,\u201d New York Times, May 25, 2025,  https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/25\/world\/asia\/north-korea-ship-launch-arrests.html.   Rebecca Ballhaus and Angus Berwick, \u201cThe Father Pursues Trump\u2019s Diplomatic Deals. The Son Chases Crypto Deals,\u201d Wall Street Journal, May 22, 2025,  https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/finance\/currencies\/trump-steve-zach-witkoff-crypto-6d8a96be   Supporting Stimson \u2022 Stimson Center   &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Net Assessment","author_url":"http:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/132282","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36769060\/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\/36769060"}