Diplomatic Immunity
73 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsDiplomatic Immunity: Frank and candid conversations about diplomacy and foreign affairs
Diplomatic Immunity is a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University. We bring you "frank and candid" conversations on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision makers globally. We talk to current and former diplomatic officials, scholars, and analysts and seek to understand how best to foster international cooperation in an age of global crises.
Hosted by Dr. Kelly McFarland
Produced by Freddie Mallinson and Jarrett Dang
Design by Rebecca McFarland and Alistair Somerville
Music by Gabe Swarts
This podcast is supported by funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Bridging the Gap Initiative.
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Episodes
Yuki Tatsumi on the US-Japan Summit; Iran's strike on Israel, Ecuador's Embassy Raid, and Turkish Municipal Elections
April 18, 2024 10:00 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MB10:40 - Interview with Yuki Tatsumi. This week, Kelly and Freddie talk through Iran's Strike on Israel, Ecudaro's raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, and the losses for President Erdogan's party in recent Turkish municipal elections. Kelly then talks with the Stimson Center's Yuki Tatsumi about the recent summit between the US, Japan, and the Philippines held in Washington last week. Yuki Tatsumi is a senior fellow and co-director of the East Asia Program at the Stimson Center and the...
Military Strategy & The War in Ukraine with Lt Gen Ben Hodges
April 11, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBKelly speaks with Lt. Gen (ret.) Ben Hodges, former Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe, about the effect of the Ukraine War on military tactics and strategy. Prior to retiring from the armed forces in 2018, Lieutenant General (ret.) Ben Hodges served as Commanding General of the U.S. Army in Europe. He consults for several companies on Europe, NATO, and the European Union, and he is co-author of the book Future War and the Defence of Europe, published by Oxford University Press. Gener...
Dr. Ken Opalo on Sudan's Civil War; Updates on Gaza and Haiti
March 21, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MB10:25 - Interview with Dr. Ken Opalo This week, Kelly and Freddie provide updates on the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the evolving crisis in Haiti, and Kelly talks with Georgetown Professor Ken Opalo for a deep dive into Sudan's civil war. Dr. Opalo is an associate professor at the Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service, where he focuses his research and teaching on political economy in Africa. He is also the author of the blog An Africanist Perspective, where he wr...
The Russo-Chinese Alliance and Great Power Competition with Dr. Tom Lynch
March 07, 2024 11:00 - 32 minutes - 45.4 MBSeason 6 Episode 6. This week, Kelly talks with retired army officer and National Defense University research fellow Dr. Tom Lynch about the impact of Ukraine's war on great power conflict and US-China competition. Dr. Thomas Lynch is an adjunct professor of Security Studies at Georgetown University and distinguished research fellow for South Asia and the Near East at National Defense University. Dr. Lynch is also a retired U.S. Army officer who served for 28 years in a variety of comman...
Jacqueline Charles on the crisis in Haiti; EU's Net-Zero Industry Act, Russia's Space Nukes
March 01, 2024 11:00 - 33 minutes - 46 MB10:40 - Interview with Jacqueline Charles In our seventh episode of Headlines and History, we discuss the recent political crisis in Haiti with Miami Herald report Jacqueline Charles, and Kelly covers the EU's Net-Zero Industry Act and reports of Russia's new space-based nuclear capabilities. Jacqueline Charles is the Haiti and Caribbean correspondent for the Miami Herald, where she has been covering the region for over a decade. She has won numerous awards for her reporting and was a fi...
Beverly Ochieng on Senegal's Constitutional Crisis; El Salvador Election, Sweden's NATO accession, World Cup Diplomacy
February 15, 2024 11:00 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MB11:50 - Interview with Beverly Ocheing on Senegal In our sixth episode of Headlines and History, we discuss the recent crisis in Senegal and its implications for West Africa with Beverly Ochieng, and Kelly covers recent news out of El Salvador, Sweden & NATO, and the 2026 Soccer World Cup. Beverly Ochieng is a senior digital journalist and Africa specialist at BBC Monitoring and an expert on African power politics, security, and governance. She’s also a non-resident senior associate at t...
Christine Michienzi on The Ukraine War and the Defense-Industrial Base
February 08, 2024 11:00 - 28 minutes - 39 MBSeason 6, Episode 5. Today, we’ll be covering the effects of the War in Ukraine on supply chains, the defense-industrial base, and the private sector. Kelly McFarland talks to Christine Micheinzi, a former senior executive at the U.S. Department of Defense, about how the global economy and defense industry are trying to deal with the knock-on effects of Putin’s War. Dr. Christine Micheinzi is the Founder and CEO of the consultancy group MMR Defense Solutions. She is also a non-resident Se...
Joanna Lewis on COP28, Taiwan Election Fallout, Ukraine-Congress Update, Somaliland Deal
February 01, 2024 15:04 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBIn our fifth episode of Headlines and History, we discuss the outcome of the COP28 conference in Dubai with Joanna Lewis, the fallout from Taiwan's Presidential election, the new deal between Ethiopia and Somaliland, and give an update on the status of military aid to Ukraine currently stalled in Congress. Joanna Lewis is a distinguished associate professor at Georgetown University and director of the Science, Technology and International Affairs Program at the School of Foreign Service. A...
Holiday Bonus: UN World Basketball Day & Sports Diplomacy with Lindsay Krasnoff
December 21, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBSeason 6 Bonus Episode. Today, we’ll be talking about basketball and the power of sports diplomacy as we celebrate World Basketball Day – the first sport ever to receive the honor from the United Nations – which now takes place every year on December 21st. Today, Kelly talks with Lindsay Krasnoff about basketball and the history of sports diplomacy. Just in time for World Basketball Day, Lindsay has published a case study with ISD on the fascinating history of basketball diplomacy betw...
Professor Erica Marat on Russia's Sphere of Influence
December 14, 2023 13:30 - 39 minutes - 54 MBSeason 6, Episode 4. For this season’s theme, we’ll be covering the litany of unintended consequences and strategic surprises emanating from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. From energy to technology to intelligence to geopolitical alignment, Russia’s invasion marks a sea change in numerous areas of diplomacy and foreign policy. We’ll be getting together with the best professionals in these fields to take stock and analyze where these trends may be headed. For our fourth episode, Kelly talks ...
Headlines and History 4: Jeremi Suri on Henry Kissinger's legacy, COP28, Sikh Separatist Assassinations
December 07, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBIn Diplomatic Immunity's new format, Headlines and History, we take listeners through a roundup of the most important headlines you may have missed in foreign policy and diplomacy, and take a deep dive into our most pressing topic with an expert conversation. Each week, we will alternate between Headlines and History and our regular Diplomatic Immunity format. In our third episode, we discuss the COP28 conference in Dubai, alleged assassinations by the Indian government on US soil, and we ...
Former Ambassadors John Heffern and Alper Coşkun - The Resurgence & Unity of NATO
November 30, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBSeason 6, Episode 3. For this season’s theme, we’ll be covering the litany of unintended consequences and strategic surprises emanating from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. From energy to technology to intelligence to geopolitical alignment, Russia’s invasion marks a sea change in numerous areas of diplomacy and foreign policy. We’ll be getting together with the best professionals in these fields to take stock and analyze where these trends may be headed. For our third episode, Kelly talks w...
Headlines and History 3: Rita Konaev on Ukraine's Counteroffensive, Biden-Xi Summit, Liberia, Argentina, and Sudan
November 22, 2023 11:00 - 30 minutes - 42.7 MBIn Diplomatic Immunity's new format, Headlines and History, we take listeners through a roundup of the most important headlines you may have missed in foreign policy and diplomacy, and take a deep dive into our most pressing topic with an expert conversation. Each week, we will alternate between Headlines and History and our regular Diplomatic Immunity format. In our third episode, we discuss the recent Biden-Xi meeting in San Francisco, elections in Liberia and Argentina, increasing viole...
Eurasia Group's Gregory Brew - The War in Ukraine and Global Energy Markets
November 16, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes - 44.8 MBSeason 6, Episode 2. For this season’s theme, we’ll be covering the litany of unintended consequences and strategic surprises emanating from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. From energy to technology to intelligence to geopolitical alignment, Russia’s invasion marks a sea change in numerous areas of diplomacy and foreign policy. We’ll be getting together with the best professionals in these fields to take stock and analyze where these trends may be headed. For our second episode, Kelly talks ...
Headlines and History 2: Andrew Imbrie on AI, Subnational Diplomacy, US-China Nuclear Talks, and Pacific Island Diplomacy
November 09, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBIn Diplomatic Immunity's new format, Headlines and History, we take listeners through a roundup of the most important headlines you may have missed in foreign policy and diplomacy, and take a deep dive into our most pressing topic with an expert conversation. Each week, we will alternate between Headlines and History and our regular Diplomatic Immunity format. In our second episode, we discuss Gavin Newson's subnational diplomacy in China, the US-China nuclear talks, the Biden administrati...
Former Deputy CIA Director Mike Morell - The Role of Intelligence in War and Diplomacy
November 02, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBSeason 6, Episode 1. For this season’s theme, we’ll be covering the litany of unintended consequences and strategic surprises emanating from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. From energy to technology to intelligence to geopolitical alignment, Russia’s invasion marks a sea change in numerous areas of diplomacy and foreign policy. We’ll be getting together with the best professionals in these fields to take stock and analyze where these trends may be headed. In our first episode, we speak to f...
Headlines and History 1: Liberia, Poland, Russia, and Dan Byman on Hamas
October 26, 2023 19:00 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MBIn Diplomatic Immunity's new format, Headlines and History, we take listeners through a roundup of the most important headlines you may have missed in foreign policy and diplomacy, and take a deep dive into our most pressing topic with an expert conversation. Each week, we will alternate between Headlines and History and our regular Diplomatic Immunity format. In our first episode, we discuss the recent elections in Liberia and Poland as well as Russia's failed attempt to reclaim its spot ...
Season 5 Wrap-Up with Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis and Tressa Finerty
June 21, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBSeason 5, Episode 8: Our tour through the many fora of multilateral diplomacy is coming to an end. To help us wrap up season five, ISD's own Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis and Tressa Finerty join Dr. Kelly McFarland to explore key themes, re-examine the tough questions, and look forward to the future of consensus-driven multilateral diplomacy. Ambassador (ret.) Jeffrey DeLaurentis is currently Acting Deputy Representative of the United States to the United Nations. During his 28-year caree...
Food Security and the FAO with Beth Bechdol
May 31, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBSeason 5, episode 7. The United Nations Security Council tends to capture the headlines, but throughout the United Nations system are dozens of organizations and agencies that make a substantial difference in our everyday lives. From standardizing rules around flight to providing data that shape global policy, these institutions are often the unsung heroes of the UN. Given ISD's work on food security, we wanted to highlight the work of one such organization - The Food and Agriculture Organiz...
The Surprising Power of Peacekeeping with Dr. Lise Howard
April 19, 2023 13:13 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBSeason 5, episode 6: Blue helmets have become one of the most visible signs of the UN in the world. These peacekeepers are sent where often nobody else wants to go and asked to accomplish what nobody else often will. After 70 years of service, UN peacekeeping has seen its successes and its well-publicized failures. So in this episode, we took a more thematic approach to multilateralism to look at the role that peacekeeping plays. When did it begin and why? How has it evolved over the years a...
BONUS: The New Fire: War, Peace, and Democracy in the Age of AI
March 29, 2023 09:06 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBBonus: What, exactly, is AI? What are its applications? Why does it matter for national security and geopolitics? Will machines rise up and destroy us all?! Fellow Hoya Andrew Imbrie discussed these questions and more in a fascinating conversation on his new book, co-authored with Ben Buchannon, titled The New Fire: War, Peace, and Democracy in the Age of AI. Come for the Terminator and Matthew Broderick references, but stay for the essential information Imbrie provides on the future of AI a...
Cooperating on European Security with Allison Hart
March 15, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 74.8 MBSeason 5, episode 5. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has posed an existential crisis for numerous multilateral institutions, worsening several ongoing global issues such as food insecurity while also upending the architecture of European Security. Few organizations understand that or deal with that more than the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. For this week's episode, we chatted with Allison Hart, Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff to the OSCE Secretary General, Helga Mar...
Telling the Story of the UN with Stéphane Dujarric
February 15, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MBSeason 5, Episode 4: How does one tell the story of multilateralism in times rife with conflict, misinformation, and mistrust? How does one communicate with a world as vast and diverse as our own? What's it like to advocate for the United Nations on the global stage? We here at Diplomatic Immunity don't have the answers to those important questions, so for this episode, we sat down with the man who does. The chief spokesperson for the Secretary General of the United Nations Stéphane Du...
Observing Democracy at the Organization of America States with Gerardo de Icaza
January 25, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBSeason 5, Episode 3: Multilateralism is so often thought of as a means and method for groups of states to tackle common issues or resolve disputes. But what happens when a multilateral institution is called on to help support sub-national issues within states? That's precisely what we wanted to know when we chatted with Gerardo de Icaza, the director of of the Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation at the OAS. Gerardo chats with Dr. Kelly McFarland about the issues that the OAS ...
Understanding the African Union with Ambassador Jessica Lapenn
January 04, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MBSeason 5, Episode 2: This season we are talking about multilateralism. What it is, what it's good for, and also what it's not. After looking at the big picture through the lens of the United Nations in episode one, this episode takes us to the regional level. U.S. Ambassador to the African Union Jessica Lapenn joined Dr. Kelly McFarland to explain how the African Union (AU) functions, why the U.S. was the first non-African nation to establish a permanent mission to the AU, how the AU tackles...
Bonus: A Year in Review with Amy Mackinnon
December 21, 2022 10:30 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBBonus Episode: 2022 has proven to be a year of incredible foreign policy stories. To help us look back at the year of surprises, joy, and disappointment in international affairs, Kelly sat down with Amy Mackinnon of Foreign Policy Magazine. They discussed the war in Ukraine, U.S. competition with China, the long-awaited National Security Strategy, events in Afghanistan, the stories lost in the shuffle, and look ahead to what's in store in 2023. Amy's book recommendation, Chip War by C...
Unpacking the United Nations with Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman and Alistair Somerville
December 07, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes - 58 MBSeason 5, Episode 1: This season, Diplomatic Immunity is exploring the depths of multilateralism to learn how consensus-driven diplomacy survives in an era of renewed great power competition. For the first episode, ISD Director of Research and Programs Kelly McFarland talked to two experts with experience at the United Nations. First, Kelly chatted with ISD alumni Alistair Somerville to walk through the history of the 77-year-old institution. Alistair Somerville is a staff assistant at th...
Bonus: Iran Protests with Kelly Shannon
November 02, 2022 11:00 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MBBonus Episode: Kelly Shannon, associate professor of history and executive director of the Center for Peace, Justice, and Human Rights at Florida Atlantic University, joins Kelly McFarland to discuss the ongoing protests in Iran. They discuss the catalyst for these regime-shaking protests, the response from ruling elites and international actors, and ultimately look forward to what this movement may accomplish. Kelly J. Shannon, Ph.D. specializes in the twentieth century history of U.S....
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Lessons from the Edge with Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch
May 04, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MBSeason 4, Episode 8: In the current series of Diplomatic Immunity, ISD Director of Programs and Research Dr. Kelly McFarland looks back at the first year of the Biden administration's foreign policy and looks forward to the next. In the final episode of the season, Kelly is joined by Ambassador Maria L. Yovanovitch, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine (2016-2019), to discuss her recent book Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir as well as the threat corruption poses to national security and the i...
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Trade, Technology, and China with Wendy Cutler, Carolyn Brehm, and Francine Lamoriello--Part 3
April 27, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes - 35.7 MBSeason 4, Episode 7–Part 3: In the current series of Diplomatic Immunity, ISD Director of Programs and Research Dr. Kelly McFarland looks back at the first year of the Biden administration's foreign policy and looks forward to the next. In the final episode of this three-part series, Kelly continues his conversation with Carolyn Brehm and Francine Lamoriello to discuss how the recent escalation of Russia's occupation of Ukraine to a full-scale military invasion has affected global trade, ...
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Trade, Technology, and China with Wendy Cutler, Carolyn Brehm, and Francine Lamoriello--Part 2
April 20, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MBSeason 4, Episode 7--Part 2: In the current series of Diplomatic Immunity, ISD Director of Programs and Research Dr. Kelly McFarland looks back at the first year of the Biden administration's foreign policy and looks forward to the next. In the second episode of a three-part series, Kelly continues his conversation with Wendy Cutler, Carolyn Brehm, and Francine Lamoriello to discuss how the Biden administration has approached trade with allies including the European Union, and the adminis...
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Trade, Technology, and China with Wendy Cutler, Carolyn Brehm, and Francine Lamoriello--Part 1
April 13, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBSeason 4, Episode 7--Part 1: In the current series of Diplomatic Immunity, ISD Director of Programs and Research Dr. Kelly McFarland looks back at the first year of the Biden administration's foreign policy and looks forward to the next. In the first episode of a three-part series, Kelly is joined by Wendy Cutler, Carolyn Brehm, and Francine Lamoriello to discuss how the Biden administration has approached international trade in the broader framework of its foreign policy for the middle c...
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Development with Joel Hellman
March 30, 2022 10:00 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MBSeason 4, Episode 6: In the current series of Diplomatic Immunity, ISD Director of Programs and Research Dr. Kelly McFarland looks back at the first year of the Biden administration's foreign policy and looks forward to the next. He is joined by Joel Hellman to discuss the Biden administration's approach to the world of development and humanitarian aid, and how scholars and practitioners of diplomacy can approach the compounding challenges of COVID-19, conflict, and climate change. Joe...
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Corruption with Jodi Vittori
March 23, 2022 10:00 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MBSeason 4, Episode 5: In the current series of Diplomatic Immunity, ISD Director of Programs and Research Dr. Kelly McFarland looks back at the first year of the Biden administration's foreign policy and looks forward to the next. He is joined by Jodi Vittori to discuss corruption and democratic erosion around the world, and the Biden Administration's response. Jodi Vitorri is Professor of Practice and co-chair of the Global Politics and Security (GPS) concentration in the Master of Scie...
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Afghanistan with Ambassador Roya Rahmani
March 09, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBSeason 4, Episode 4: In the current series of Diplomatic Immunity, ISD Director of Programs and Research Dr. Kelly McFarland looks back at the first year of the Biden administration's foreign policy and looks forward to the next. He is joined by Ambassador Roya Rahmani to discuss America and the West's military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. Their conversation covered humanitarian aid, corruption, and ways forward for Afghan women. Roya Rahmani is a former Afghan diplomat ...
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Africa with Ambassador Eunice Reddick
March 02, 2022 11:00 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MBSeason 4, Episode 3: In the current series of Diplomatic Immunity, ISD Director of Programs and Research Dr. Kelly McFarland looks back at the first year of the Biden administration's foreign policy and looks forward to the next. He is joined by Ambassador Eunice Reddick to talk about U.S. policy towards Africa. They discuss the important role the continent plays in global affairs, the impact of COVID-19 and vaccine rollout across Africa, political instability and the opportunities presen...
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Europe with Ambassador John Heffern
February 23, 2022 11:00 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MBSeason 4, Episode 2: In the second episode of a new series, ISD Director of Programs and Research Dr. Kelly McFarland looks back at the first year of the Biden administration's foreign policy and looks forward to the next. He is joined by Ambassador (ret.) John Heffern to discuss U.S. policy toward Europe, including the Ukraine-Russia crisis. Ambassador Heffern is a former senior Foreign Service Officer who served as Acting Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasian Affairs, and was U.S....
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Latin America with Ambassador Lino Gutierrez
February 16, 2022 11:00 - 17 minutes - 32.2 MBSeason 4, Episode 1: In the first episode of a new series, ISD Director of Programs and Research Dr. Kelly McFarland looks back at the first year of the Biden administration's foreign policy and looks forward to the next. He is joined by Ambassador Lino Gutierrez to discuss U.S. policy toward Latin America. Ambassador Gutierrez is a former senior Foreign Service Officer whose final assignment was as U.S. ambassador to Argentina. During his tenure in Argentina, Ambassador Gutiérrez signed ag...
Bonus: History, Disrupted with Jason Steinhauer
February 02, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 64 MBBonus epsiode: Jason Steinhauer, global fellow at the Wilson Center and senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, joins Kelly McFarland, ISD Director of Programs and Research, to discuss his new book, History, Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past. The book takes a deep dive into how the Web has changed what type of history we view online, and how we view it as users. He also takes a look at what might lie ahead. What does all of this mean f...
Bonus: Watching Darkness Fall with Ambassador David McKean
January 26, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 62.3 MBBonus episode: David McKean, senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, joins Kelly McFarland, ISD Director of Programs and Research, to discuss his recent book, Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler. The book tells the story of U.S. diplomacy in the 1930s through a historical examination of 4 U.S. ambassadors to European countries during the 1930s, and their respective experiences, perspectives, reports to Washington, and relationshi...
Building Trust from the White House Podium with Jen Psaki
November 24, 2021 11:00 - 28 minutes - 52.1 MBSeason 3, Episode 7: Jen Psaki, the White House Press Secretary, joins ISD Director of Programs and Research Kelly McFarland and Council of Foreign Relations Fellow Jennifer Davis for the final episode of season 3. They discuss a specific problem that the press secretary faces every day: disinformation from foreign adversaries who seek to undermine American democracy. Psaki was well-placed to speak to this issue, due to her experience of a highly personalized disinformation campaign from Rus...
Global Health and Global Cities with Rebecca Katz and Matt Boyce
November 10, 2021 19:31 - 36 minutes - 66.8 MBSeason 3, Episode 6: ISD Director of Programs and Research Kelly McFarland talks to Rebecca Katz, professor and director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security, who holds joint appointments in Georgetown University Medical Center and the School of Foreign Service, and Matt Boyce, PhD student in the Global Infectious Diseases program at Georgetown, about the COVID-19 pandemic and cities' responses. They discuss the public health and medical responses to COVID-19, vaccine develop...
COP26, Climate Change, and Migration with Beth Ferris
October 27, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes - 58.8 MBSeason 3, Episode 5: For our next installment on global commons issues, ISD Director of Programs and Research Kelly McFarland talks to Beth Ferris, research professor in the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown and non-resident senior fellow in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution, about the impact of environmental change on migration. They discuss the ways in which climate change is driving internal displacement and international migration, the need for ne...
Peace Through Food with Bibi La Luz Gonzalez and Johanna Mendelson Forman
October 14, 2021 00:25 - 31 minutes - 57.6 MBSeason 3, Episode 4: ISD Director of Programs and Research Kelly McFarland talks to Bibi La Luz Gonzalez of Eat Better Wa'ik—an anti-hunger NGO in Guatemala—and Johanna Mendelson Forman of the Stimson Center, a think tank based in Washington, DC. They discuss food security and hunger in the context of worsening conflict, climate change, and the effects of the pandemic around the world. Johanna participated in ISD's spring 2021 working group on the nexus between food insecurity, instability, ...
It's Raining at Summit Greenland: The Geopolitics of the Arctic with Sherri Goodman and Jeremy Mathis
September 29, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 58.2 MBSeason 3, Episode 3: ISD Director of Programs and Research Kelly McFarland talks about the Arctic with Sherri Goodman of the Wilson Center and Jeremy Mathis of the Science, Technology, and International Affairs program in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown. Sherri and Jeremy discuss the deteriorating climate situation in the Arctic, security challenges, defense capabilities, geopolitical competition between the United States, Russia, and China, and the recent death of a Russian offi...
Strategies of Competition and Restraint with Emma Ashford and Charles Edel
September 15, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes - 68.7 MBSeason 3, Episode 2: ISD Director of Programs and Research Kelly McFarland talks to scholars of U.S. foreign policy Emma Ashford from the Atlantic Council and Charles Edel from the Wilson Center. Emma and Charlie debate some of the key questions in U.S. foreign policy on relations with China, Russia, and climate change, and the role of historical analogies in that process. Featured articles and books: Charles Edel, Lessons of Tragedy: Statecraft and World Order (Yale University Press, 2...
Window Seat on the World Today with Glen Johnson
September 01, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 89.8 MBSeason 3, Episode 1: For the first episode of season 3, ISD Director of Programs and Research Kelly McFarland talks to Axios politics editor Glen Johnson. Glen guides listeners through the main challenges facing the Biden administration and global leaders today, from climate change to China, and helps set up our new season looking at challenges in the Global Commons. In addition to his career as a journalist, Glen served as a deputy assistant secretary of state for strategic communications u...
Diplomatic Immunity - Season 3 - Trailer
August 30, 2021 10:00 - 1 minute - 2.97 MBSeason 3 of Diplomatic Immunity begins September 1. Learn more about ISD's New Global Commons research. Read ISD's latest working group report. Diplomatic Immunity: Frank and candid conversations about diplomacy and foreign affairs Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision-makers around the world. For mor...
Bonus: Back-channel Diplomacy with Happymon Jacob and Rick Moss
August 09, 2021 14:07 - 38 minutes - 71.3 MBFor our final summer bonus episode, Kelly McFarland spoke to Happymon Jacob and Rick Moss, authors of two new cases on back-channel diplomacy for ISD's case studies library. Happymon is an associate professor in the Centre for International Politics, Organisation & Disarmament in the School of International Studies at Nehru University in New Delhi. Rick is an associate professor in the Russian Maritime Studies Institute at the U.S. Naval War College's Center for Naval Warfare Studies. They...
Bonus: The Ambassadorial Series with Ambassador Tom Pickering and Jill Dougherty
July 21, 2021 14:54 - 1 hour - 113 MBA bonus episode on U.S.-Russia relations from The Ambassadorial Series at the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Ambassador Tom Pickering, Chair of the ISD Board of Advisers and a seven-time U.S. ambassador, discusses his experiences as ambassador to the Russian Federation from 1993 to 1996 with Georgetown University's Jill Dougherty. Watch all eight video conversations: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiPyUMZMRG090RRIITQC...