{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"41 - Who Controls the Caribbean?","description":"In 1823 US President James Monroe declared &quot;The Monroe Doctrine&quot;, that the Western hemisphere would be the backyard of the United States. That doctrine is now almost 200 years old and the world is a very different place, European powers such as the Netherlands, UK and France all hold colonies in the Sea; and other players such as Venezuela and Cuba are putting forward competition as well.&amp;nbsp;  The real threat for the US though may come from outside powers shopping around for strategic footholds in an area the US regularly overlooks.&amp;nbsp;  On the panel this week.&amp;nbsp;  Ivelaw Griffiths (CSIS) Vicki Assevero (Atlantic Council) Victor Bulmer-Thomas (Chatham House)  For more info please visit - www.theredlinepodcast.com  Follow the show on - @TheRedLinePod Follow Michael on - @MikeHilliardAus ","author_name":"The Red Line","author_url":"https:\/\/www.theredlinepodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18765389\/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\/content\/101136050"}