{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Should Biden Be Pro-Democracy or Anti-Autocracy?","description":"Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate Madeleine Albright's recent article on \u201cThe Coming Democratic Revival\u201d in&amp;nbsp;Foreign Affairs. They discuss whether the United States is in a position to promote democracy and push back against autocracy abroad, or whether it needs to focus primarily on its own democratic institutions and processes.&amp;nbsp;Melanie commends Nancy Mace for holding Steve Bannon to account.&amp;nbsp;Chris calls out President Joe Biden for his recent&amp;nbsp;confusing statement on Taiwan. And Zack remembers Colin Powell for a life well lived. Links: Madeleine K. Albright, \u201cThe Coming Democratic Revival,\u201d Foreign Affairs, November\/December 2021,&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/world\/2021-10-19\/madeleine-albright-coming-democratic-revival. \u201cAs Sudan's Government Wobbles, Coups are Making a Comeback,\u201d The Economist, Oct. 25, 2021,&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.economist.com\/graphic-detail\/2021\/10\/25\/as-sudans-government-wobbles-coups-are-making-a-comeback.&amp;nbsp; Caitlyn Byrd, \u201cSC's Nancy Mace Joins Democrats in Vote to Hold Steven Bannon in Contempt of Congress,\u201d Oct. 21, 2021,&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/politics-government\/article255184472.html.&amp;nbsp; Jack Norton, Twitter, Oct. 25, 2021,&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackNorton8064\/status\/1452525971442044930.&amp;nbsp; Jane Street, Twitter, Oct. 19, 2021,&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/twitter.com\/janestreet\/status\/1450608726352740355. Joseph R. Biden Jr., \u201cNot So Deft On Taiwan,\u201d Washington Post, May 2, 2001,&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/opinions\/2001\/05\/02\/not-so-deft-on-taiwan\/2adf3075-ee98-4e70-9be0-5459ce1edd5d\/. Josh Rudolph, \u201cRegulating the Enablers,\u201d Alliance for Securing Democracy, Sept. 2021,&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/securingdemocracy.gmfus.org\/regulating-the-enablers\/. Michael Cohen, \u201cThe Foreign Policy \u2018Credibility\u2019 Argument Is, Well, Not Credible,\u201d The New Republic, Oct. 18, 2021, https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/164039\/foreign-policy-credibility-argument-afghanistan-withdrawal. NAEI Annual Student Competition, Atlantic Council,&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/programs\/scowcroft-center-for-strategy-and-security\/new-american-engagement-initiative\/naei-annual-student-competition\/. Pew Research Center, \u201cCitizens in Advanced Economies Want Significant Changes to Their Political Systems,\u201d October 2021,&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/PG_2021.10.21_Democracy_FINAL.pdf. \u201cSFRC Approves 33 Critical Foreign Policy Nominations,\u201d United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Oct. 19, 2021,&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.foreign.senate.gov\/press\/chair\/release\/sfrc-approves-33-critical-foreign-policy-nominations-. Steven F. Knott,&amp;nbsp;American Foreign Policy to 1899: Core Documents&amp;nbsp;(Ashland, OH: Ashbrook Center, 2021),&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/teachingamericanhistory.org\/product\/american-foreign-policy-to-1899\/.&amp;nbsp; Ted Galen Carpenter, \u201cBiden and His Foreign Policy Team At Least Need to Get on the Same Page Regarding Taiwan,\u201d Cato at Liberty Blog, Oct. 25, 2021,&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.cato.org\/blog\/biden-foreign-policy-team-least-need-get-same-page-regarding-taiwan. ","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\/20981939\/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\/20981939"}