{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Understanding the Four-Day War between India and Pakistan","description":"Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss the recent short war between India and Pakistan. Christopher Clary\u2019s first cut of history provides a careful reconstruction of the key events, made all the more difficult by misinformation and disinformation on both sides. But did either side \u201cwin\u201d? What role, if any, did Trump administration officials play in negotiating the ceasefire, and what does their involvement portend for the future? How did new technology shape each side\u2019s behavior in that conflict? And are crises between the two countries likely to escalate in severity in the coming years, or can they reach some accommodation? Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth earns a grievance for gutting the Pentagon\u2019s operational testing office, but an atta for his strong performance at the Shangri-La Dialogue defense summit in Singapore. Attas to the Ukrainians for the audacious drone attack deep inside of Russia, to President Trump for repealing the supersonic air travel ban, and to the newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung. Grievances for the abysmal state of servicemembers\u2019 housing, and to the Trump administration\u2019s crackdown on foreign students wishing to attend U.S. universities. Show Links: &amp;nbsp;   Christopher Clary, \u201cFour Days in May: The India-Pakistan Crisis of 2025,\u201d Stimson Center, May 28, 2025  https:\/\/www.stimson.org\/2025\/four-days-in-may-the-india-pakistan-crisis-of-2025\/   Asfandyar Mir, \u201cIndia and Pakistan Enter a More Dangerous Era,\u201d New York Times, May 9, 2025  https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/09\/opinion\/india-and-pakistan-enter-a-more-dangerous-era.html&amp;nbsp;   \u201cFive Key Concepts to Understand the India-Pakistan Crisis,\u201d May 19, 2025, Stimson Center  https:\/\/www.stimson.org\/2025\/five-key-concepts-to-understand-the-india-pakistan-crisis\/&amp;nbsp;   Supporting Stimson: https:\/\/www.stimson.org\/support\/   Dan Grazier, \u201cGutting military testing office may be the deadliest move yet,\u201d Responsible Statecraft, June 4, 2025 https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/dod-testing-cuts\/   Choe Sang-Hun, \u201cHe Survived a Knife to the Neck. Now He\u2019ll Lead a Divided South Korea,\u201d New York Times, June 3, 2025  https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/03\/world\/asia\/lee-south-korea-new-president.html   Donald Trump,  post, Truth Social, April 22, 2025.   Donald Trump,  post, Truth Social, May 10, 2025.   Executive Order, \u201cLeading the World in Supersonic Flight,\u201d White House, June 6, 2025.   Sudhi, Ranjan Sen, Faseeh Mangi, Dan Strumpf, and Akyla Gardner, \u201cTrump Truce Leaves India Furious, Pakistan Elated as Risks Loom,\u201d Bloomberg, May 11, 2025.   Diaa Hadid and Omkar Khandekar, \u201cVice President Vance Says India-Pakistan Fighting is \u2018None of Our Business,\u2019\u201d National Public Radio, May 10, 2025.   Timothy A. Walton and Thomas H. Shugart,  Concrete Sky: Air Base Hardening in the Western Pacific, Hudson Institute, January 7, 2025.   Rene Kladzyk, \u201cNavy Secretary \u2018Appalled\u2019 by Barracks Conditions in Guam,\u201d Project on Government Oversight, May 29, 2025.&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\/36970470\/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\/36970470"}