{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Are Rising Powers Over?","description":"Chris, Zack, and Melanie get together to talk about Michael Beckley\u2019s new article, \u201cThe Stagnant Order and the End of Rising Powers.\u201d What consequences might the decline and greying of populations have for global security? Has the era of transformative discoveries ended? Has the United States become a \u201crogue superpower, with little sense of obligation beyond itself\u201d? Have corruption, political dysfunction, and waning innovation made it impossible for states to pursue agendas of economic growth and national security? &amp;nbsp; Chris has a strong grievance for Congress which has failed to do its constitutional job and is again putting the country through a government shutdown, Zack praises President Trump for securing a peace deal between Cambodia and Thailand, and Melanie is frustrated by President Trump putting more tariffs on Canada because of an ad featuring President Reagan that he didn\u2019t like.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Links &amp;nbsp;   Francis J. Gavin,  The Taming of Scarcity and the Problems of Plenty: Rethinking International Relations and American Grand Strategy in a New Era (International Institute of Strategic Studies, 2024).   Brian Mann and Sarah McCammon,  \u201cPeople are having fewer kids. Their choice is transforming the world's economy,\u201d NPR, October 27, 2025.   Julia Gledhill,  \u201cWhat You Need to Know about Pentagon and Military-Related Spending in H.R. 1,\u201d Stimson Center\/Costs of War Project, October 23, 2025.   Pooja Salhotra, \u201cIn Trump-Friendly Iowa, the President\u2019s Policies Have Hit Hard,\u201d New York Times, October 26, 2025.   Lalee Ibssa and Ivan Periera, \u201cTrump Raises Tariffs on Canada 10% After Reagan Ad Airs During World Series,\u201d ABC News, October 26, 2025.    Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Closes Billion-Dollar Deals with Australia, White House, October 20, 2025.   Nicholas Eberstadt, \u201cThe Age of Depopulation: Surviving a World Gone Grey,\u201d Foreign Affairs, January\/February 2025.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;   Greg Iacurci, \u201cACA Enhanced Subsidy Lapse Could Hit Early Retirees Hardest Amid Shutdown Fight,\u201d CNBC, October 17, 2025.   ","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\/38839985\/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\/38839985"}