{"podcast":{"title":"Global Security Briefing","slug":"global-security-briefing-3268408","podcast_index_feed_id":3268408,"rss_url":"https://globalsecuritybriefing.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.rusi.org/projects/global-security-briefing-podcast-series","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/2/c/0/e2c01b74559da505e55e3c100dce7605/RUSI_013-Global-Security-Briefing-Square_2000x2000px_v1.png","author":"The Royal United Services Institute","episode_count":100,"summary":"Global Security Briefing provides regular insights from leading international experts to help you make sense of the far-reaching changes affecting international security around the globe. Hosted by analysts from RUSI's International Security Studies team, the podcast looks at how the UK can best shape its foreign and security policies in an increasingly dynamic international environment. The Global Security Briefing channel is also host to a back-catalogue of episodes from the concluded RUSI podcasts 'Bridging the Oceans' and 'Mind the Gulf'. Running from 2020 to 2023, 'Bridging the Oceans' aimed to create a platform to discuss the key defence and security questions of the world's most dynamic region: the Indo-Pacific. Hosted by Veerle Nouwens, it explored what the Indo-Pacific is, where its limits lie, and what the fast-evolving defence and security issues are in this dynamic part of the world. Running from January to May 2022, the 'Mind the Gulf' Podcast Series explored how the Iranian nuclear programme – and international diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon – interacts with regional security dynamics and the wider Middle East. The views or stateme…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T22:20:21.392704+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-security-briefing-3268408"},"episode":{"title":"The Return of America First: US Power and Influence in Latin America","slug":"the-return-of-america-first-us-power-and-influence-in-latin-america","published_at":"2025-10-29T09:52:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-security-briefing-3268408/the-return-of-america-first-us-power-and-influence-in-latin-america","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-security-briefing-3268408","url":"https://globalsecuritybriefing.libsyn.com/the-return-of-america-first-us-power-and-influence-in-latin-america","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/globalsecuritybriefing/251024_GSB_US_Latin_America_V1.mp3?dest-id=2784395","summary":"Trump's revived 'America First' policy is reshaping US-Latin America ties, testing regional stability, governance and the balance between Washington, Beijing, and Moscow. Nearly a year into his second term, President Trump has revived the 'America First' doctrine with a renewed focus on the Western Hemisphere. As Washington prioritises border security, transactional diplomacy and strategic competition with China and Russia, Latin American governments are reassessing how to navigate a more conditional and bilateral US approach. In this episode of Global Security Briefing, Neil Melvin is joined by Dr Carlos Solar, Senior Research Fellow for Latin American Security at RUSI. The discussion explores: · How the Trump Administration is reshaping US engagement with Latin America. · The effects of aid cuts, tariff threats and bilateral deals on regional governance. · Shifts in defence and security cooperation under the new US strategy. · How Latin American governments are responding to a tougher, more transactional Washington. · The challenge of balancing US pressure with growing Chinese and Russian influence.","meta_description":"Trump's revived 'America First' policy is reshaping US-Latin America ties, testing regional stability, governance and the balance between Washington, Beij…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2793,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-security-briefing-3268408/episodes/the-return-of-america-first-us-power-and-influence-in-latin-america/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-security-briefing-3268408/the-return-of-america-first-us-power-and-influence-in-latin-america.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}