{"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":"Is a Cold Peace with North Korea Possible?","slug":"is-a-cold-peace-with-north-korea-possible","published_at":"2026-05-07T18:33:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-of-play-7362368/is-a-cold-peace-with-north-korea-possible","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-of-play-7362368","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS5524066238.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS5524066238.mp3","summary":"North Korea has resisted decades of international denuclearization efforts, including the world’s most crippling sanctions regime. Victor Cha and Sydney Seiler join Will to discuss why U.S. strategy has failed, how the strategic landscape has shifted and increased North Korea's leverage, and what a better strategy would look like. Victor Cha, “North Korea as It Is: The Case for a Cold Peace,” Foreign Affairs, May/June 2026. Sydney Seiler, “North Korea in 2026: Intentions, Realities, and Response,” CSIS, February 2, 2026.","meta_description":"North Korea has resisted decades of international denuclearization efforts, including the world’s most crippling sanctions regime. Victor Cha and Sydney S…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2503,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/state-of-play-7362368/episodes/is-a-cold-peace-with-north-korea-possible/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/is-a-cold-peace-with-north-korea-possible.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}