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American Diplomat

Go For It!

Margaret Riccardelli, an airline employee in her 40s, stumbled into the foreign service thinking...

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Wagner's Ascent to Control in Central Africa

The Central African Republic: a vulnerable democracy with a weak president, failed by the West....

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The Stars Over the Red Sea

Alan Eaton helps us appreciate exactly where high level policy meets the work of diplomats on the...

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Party on John’s Gunboat! Happy Fourth!

Why don’t the Panamanians hate us? We sliced their country in two to build the Panama Canal,...

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Impeached and Arrested and In Good Company

Pedro Castillo, recently ousted in Peru, is the latest of a succession of Peruvian presidents to...

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Hot Dog Man Gone Bad

Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, opened hot dog stands upon his release from...

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"Wolf Warrior Diplomacy" in China?

Who coined that term anyway? It's true, there have been insults and lots of them. Why? Secretary...

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A Diplomat's Gender Transition

All of us belong, even at State. In honor of Pride Month, we again offer the generously told...

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Sex Up This Cable!

24 hours news TV totally changed the State Department comms staple, the cable. Pete hopped on the...

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The Diplomat - You Asked!

By listener request, Pete and Laura have binged the Netflix show The Diplomat. Pete answers:  How...

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Turkey’s Election - Why a Runoff?

In last Sunday’s election, President Erdogan received almost half of the vote, but not enough to...

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Israel's Judicial Reforms

Say what?  "Reforms?"  Or simply a way for Netanyahu to skirt the law and consolidate power?...

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Whither NATO?

Years ago, many wondered what had become the purpose of NATO.  Not anymore!  General Doug Lute,...

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Scarcity Colors Everything - China Policy (Encore)

Today we are reposting one of our most informative episodes on China, which Laura often thinks of...

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City and State Diplomacy

Wait a sec!  Diplomacy is between countries, right? So why does State have a whole office for...

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South Korea State Visit, April 26

On April 26, President Biden will host the second state dinner of his presidency, with President...

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Authoritarian Demagogue or Savior?

Ambassador Kevin Whitaker is back to share his knowledge of the populist president of El...

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Human Rights in Foreign Policy

Jimmy Carter is in hospice and Lizzy Shackelford is back to focus on human rights in foreign...

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In Case of Democracy Break Glass

Argentina, 1970s.  The president catches a cold and dies.  Who succeeds him?  His VP, also his...

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We Live in a Male Culture

For Women's History Month, Ambassador Pru Bushnell returns with leadership tips for women.  A lot...

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