{"podcast":{"title":"State of Play","slug":"state-of-play-7362368","podcast_index_feed_id":7362368,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/stateofplay","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a6d067b8-4081-11f0-8b9f-a73a8cdc6989/image/f9e2c5eed72353e38cfb9391341954a0.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Center for Strategic and International Studies","episode_count":34,"summary":"The world order has been disrupted, and a new international system is emerging. Hosted by Will Todman, State of Play unpacks the biggest geopolitical developments of the week. Every episode brings together CSIS’s leading regional experts to explore how global power is shifting, how allies and adversaries are responding, and what it all means for the future of international order. State of Play is produced by Cera Baker.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-of-play-7362368"},"episode":{"title":"Did the Saudi & Syrian Trump visits meet expectations?","slug":"did-the-saudi-syrian-trump-visits-meet-expectations","published_at":"2025-11-21T21:53:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-of-play-7362368/did-the-saudi-syrian-trump-visits-meet-expectations","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-of-play-7362368","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9493686126.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9493686126.mp3","summary":"The visits of the Saudi crown price and the Syrian president to the White House resulted in large investment deals and new defense announcements. Mona Yacoubian and former ambassador to Saudi Arabia Michael Ratney join Will to discuss how successful the visits really were, what failed to materialize, and what surprises emerged. Michael Ratney, “A Crown Prince with a New Set of Priorities,” New York Times, November 17, 2025. Mona Yacoubian and Michael Ratney, “MBS in Washington: What’s Next for U.S.-Saudi Relations?” CSIS, November 6, 2025.","meta_description":"The visits of the Saudi crown price and the Syrian president to the White House resulted in large investment deals and new defense announcements. Mona Yac…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1944,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/state-of-play-7362368/episodes/did-the-saudi-syrian-trump-visits-meet-expectations/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-of-play-7362368/did-the-saudi-syrian-trump-visits-meet-expectations.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}