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Yuki Tatsumi on the US-Japan Summit; Iran's strike on Israel, Ecuador's Embassy Raid, and Turkish Municipal Elections
Diplomatic Immunity - April 18, 2024 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratings10:40 - 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 ab...
Military Strategy & The War in Ukraine with Lt Gen Ben Hodges
Diplomatic Immunity - April 11, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsKelly 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...
Dr. Ken Opalo on Sudan's Civil War; Updates on Gaza and Haiti
Diplomatic Immunity - March 21, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratings10:25 - 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 Ge...
The Russo-Chinese Alliance and Great Power Competition with Dr. Tom Lynch
Diplomatic Immunity - March 07, 2024 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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 Un...
Jacqueline Charles on the crisis in Haiti; EU's Net-Zero Industry Act, Russia's Space Nukes
Diplomatic Immunity - March 01, 2024 11:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratings10:40 - 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. ...
Beverly Ochieng on Senegal's Constitutional Crisis; El Salvador Election, Sweden's NATO accession, World Cup Diplomacy
Diplomatic Immunity - February 15, 2024 11:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratings11:50 - 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. B...
Christine Michienzi on The Ukraine War and the Defense-Industrial Base
Diplomatic Immunity - February 08, 2024 11:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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 defen...
Joanna Lewis on COP28, Taiwan Election Fallout, Ukraine-Congress Update, Somaliland Deal
Diplomatic Immunity - February 01, 2024 15:04 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsIn 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 i...
Holiday Bonus: UN World Basketball Day & Sports Diplomacy with Lindsay Krasnoff
Diplomatic Immunity - December 21, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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 K...
Professor Erica Marat on Russia's Sphere of Influence
Diplomatic Immunity - December 14, 2023 13:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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 o...
Headlines and History 4: Jeremi Suri on Henry Kissinger's legacy, COP28, Sikh Separatist Assassinations
Diplomatic Immunity - December 07, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsIn 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...
Former Ambassadors John Heffern and Alper Coşkun - The Resurgence & Unity of NATO
Diplomatic Immunity - November 30, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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 o...
Headlines and History 3: Rita Konaev on Ukraine's Counteroffensive, Biden-Xi Summit, Liberia, Argentina, and Sudan
Diplomatic Immunity - November 22, 2023 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsIn 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...
Eurasia Group's Gregory Brew - The War in Ukraine and Global Energy Markets
Diplomatic Immunity - November 16, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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 o...
Headlines and History 2: Andrew Imbrie on AI, Subnational Diplomacy, US-China Nuclear Talks, and Pacific Island Diplomacy
Diplomatic Immunity - November 09, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsIn 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...
Former Deputy CIA Director Mike Morell - The Role of Intelligence in War and Diplomacy
Diplomatic Immunity - November 02, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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 o...
Headlines and History 1: Liberia, Poland, Russia, and Dan Byman on Hamas
Diplomatic Immunity - October 26, 2023 19:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsIn 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...
Season 5 Wrap-Up with Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis and Tressa Finerty
Diplomatic Immunity - June 21, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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 f...
Food Security and the FAO with Beth Bechdol
Diplomatic Immunity - May 31, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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...
The Surprising Power of Peacekeeping with Dr. Lise Howard
Diplomatic Immunity - April 19, 2023 13:13 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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-...
BONUS: The New Fire: War, Peace, and Democracy in the Age of AI
Diplomatic Immunity - March 29, 2023 09:06 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsBonus: 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,...
Cooperating on European Security with Allison Hart
Diplomatic Immunity - March 15, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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 t...
Telling the Story of the UN with Stéphane Dujarric
Diplomatic Immunity - February 15, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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 ...
Observing Democracy at the Organization of America States with Gerardo de Icaza
Diplomatic Immunity - January 25, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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 ...
Understanding the African Union with Ambassador Jessica Lapenn
Diplomatic Immunity - January 04, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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...
Bonus: A Year in Review with Amy Mackinnon
Diplomatic Immunity - December 21, 2022 10:30 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsBonus 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 wit...
Unpacking the United Nations with Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman and Alistair Somerville
Diplomatic Immunity - December 07, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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 ...
Bonus: Iran Protests with Kelly Shannon
Diplomatic Immunity - November 02, 2022 11:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsBonus 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...
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Lessons from the Edge with Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch
Diplomatic Immunity - May 04, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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 Ambassad...
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Trade, Technology, and China with Wendy Cutler, Carolyn Brehm, and Francine Lamoriello--Part 3
Diplomatic Immunity - April 27, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsSeason 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 co...
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