Diplomatic Immunity

By Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University

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Diplomatic 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 Abdalla Nasef 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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The King's Visit, Trump's China Trip & US-Iran
May 14, 2026
Historian Amy Greenberg on The Mexican-American War: America's Forgotten Conflict | Road to 250
May 07, 2026
Historian Lindsay Chervinsky on the Monroe Doctrine & John Quincy Adams | America at 250
Apr 23, 2026
Iran Talks, Hungary's Election Surprise & the Shifting Global Order
Apr 16, 2026
History Professor on James Madison and the War of 1812 | Diplomatic Immunity
Apr 09, 2026
Road to 250: Thomas Jefferson's foreign policy
Mar 30, 2026
Georgetown Professor on the War in Iran
Mar 19, 2026
Three-time Pulitzer finalist Anand Gopal on his new book, Days of Love and Rage
Mar 12, 2026
Munich Security Conference 2026: Rubio, Europe's Future & Iran Strike Coming?
Feb 26, 2026
America's Grand Strategy in the Age of Polarity with Robert Blackwill
Feb 23, 2026
Inside Nuclear Negotiations with North Korea
Feb 18, 2026
Road to 250: Diplomacy in the Revolution
Feb 10, 2026
Trump's "Board of Peace"
Feb 02, 2026
Democrazy in Venezeula with Ambassador Jimmy Story
Jan 21, 2026
Will the US take Greenland?
Jan 16, 2026
2025 Wrapped: Gaza, Ukraine & What to Watch in 2026
Dec 23, 2025
Michael Kimmage: Will Russia's War in Ukraine End Soon?
Dec 05, 2025
COP and G20: Multilateralism without the US
Nov 29, 2025
Declan Walsh: What's next for Sudan's civil war?
Nov 15, 2025
History, Statecraft, and Strategy with Francis J. Gavin
Nov 06, 2025
What's next for Venezuela?
Oct 31, 2025
Will Gaza's Ceasefire Hold?
Oct 23, 2025
The Revolution Throughout History with Dan Edelstein
Oct 17, 2025
Moldova's Turn Away from Russia with Ambassador Kent Logsdon
Oct 09, 2025
The War Below: Critical Minerals with Ernest Scheyder
Oct 03, 2025
Will Gen-Z Protests Change Nepal's Path?
Sep 26, 2025
U.S. Foreign Policy in a Multipolar World with Emma Ashford
Sep 19, 2025
Trade, Security, and the Future of U.S.–India Ties with Sameer Lalwani
Sep 12, 2025
USAID's Gutting and The Future of International Aid: Ambassador Erin Mckee
Sep 04, 2025
Can External Pressure Bring Peace to the DRC?
Aug 28, 2025
Dr. Sophal Ear on the Thailand-Cambodia Ceasefire
Aug 14, 2025
CFR's Ebenezer Obadare: Nigeria's Turning Point?
Jul 25, 2025
Colombia's Political Instability with Crisis Group's Elizabeth Dickinson
Jul 14, 2025
Kelly and Tristen on The UN Turning 80, NATO's Trump Strategy, and US Strikes on Iran
Jul 03, 2025
FDR and the Invention of National Security with Andrew Preston
Jun 26, 2025
The Pope's Spies: Yvonnick Denoël on the Vatican's Clandestine Operations
Jun 19, 2025
Will Popular Elections Undermine Mexico's Court System? Plus updates on South Korea, Poland, and the Sahel
Jun 12, 2025
Amitav Acharya: Why The International Order Will Survive Western Decline
Jun 05, 2025
Mona Yacoubian on Trump's Middle East Visit
May 29, 2025
Moisés Naím on Authoritarianism
May 23, 2025
Sameer Lalwani on India-Pakistan tensions
May 15, 2025
Patricia Owens: A History of International Thought without Men
May 09, 2025
Remus Ștefureac on Romania's Election Rerun
May 01, 2025
Mélanie Gouby on the Conflict in the DRC
Apr 17, 2025
Jeremi Suri on History & the Policymaker
Apr 10, 2025
Alper Coşkun on Türkiye's Crisis of Democracy
Apr 03, 2025
Daniel Immerwahr on America's Hidden Empire
Mar 27, 2025
Canada, Ukraine, and South Sudan, plus Nick Thompson on Undersea Cable Attacks
Mar 20, 2025
Jason Steinhauer on How Historians Must Adapt to Social Media
Mar 13, 2025
Syria, Germany, the G20, and Edward Fishman on Ukraine
Mar 06, 2025
Katie Stallard on Mythmaking & History in Russia, China, and North Korea
Feb 27, 2025
Omar Mahmood on Somaliland's Political Future
Feb 20, 2025
Margaret Macmillan: Why Does History Matter?
Feb 13, 2025
Liana Fix on Germany's Political Crisis
Feb 06, 2025
Season 8 Preview: History and our Current World
Jan 30, 2025
Mona Yacoubian on Syria: HTS's Rise and Reconstruction Ahead
Jan 23, 2025
Richard Fontaine: The Russo-Chinese Alliance & U.S. Foreign Policy
Jan 16, 2025
2024: Year in Review with Amy Mackinnon and Ellen Laipson
Dec 19, 2024
Lessons in Diplomacy with Former UK Ambassador Leigh Turner
Dec 12, 2024
Ambassador Samuel Ducroquet: Sports Diplomacy After Paris 2024
Dec 05, 2024
Dan Byman on Israel; updates on Georgian Elections, COP29, and Venezuela
Nov 28, 2024
ISD Live: NYT's Edward Wong Receives the 2024 Weintal Prize
Nov 21, 2024
Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky: U.S. History & the Biden-Trump Transition
Nov 14, 2024
Tristen Naylor: How is the World Viewing the 2024 Election?
Oct 23, 2024
Sara Moller on NATO's new Secretary General; updates on Kenya, Tunisia and the Chagos Islands
Oct 17, 2024
Emma Ashford: Trump vs Harris on Foreign Policy
Oct 10, 2024
Stephanie Fillion on UNGA Week; Updates on Israel and the South China Sea
Oct 03, 2024
Elizabeth Saunders - Does Foreign Policy Matter in US Elections?
Sep 26, 2024
Myanmar Deep Dive with Richard Horsey
Jul 18, 2024
Chris Tuttle on Ukraine & TikTok; Maldivian Elections, Niger, and Blinken Visits China
May 02, 2024
Yuki Tatsumi on the US-Japan Summit; Iran's strike on Israel, Ecuador's Embassy Raid, and Turkish Municipal Elections
Apr 18, 2024
Military Strategy & The War in Ukraine with Lt Gen Ben Hodges
Apr 11, 2024
Dr. Ken Opalo on Sudan's Civil War; Updates on Gaza and Haiti
Mar 21, 2024
The Russo-Chinese Alliance and Great Power Competition with Dr. Tom Lynch
Mar 07, 2024
Jacqueline Charles on the crisis in Haiti; EU's Net-Zero Industry Act, Russia's Space Nukes
Mar 01, 2024
Beverly Ochieng on Senegal's Constitutional Crisis; El Salvador Election, Sweden's NATO accession, World Cup Diplomacy
Feb 15, 2024
Christine Michienzi on The Ukraine War and the Defense-Industrial Base
Feb 08, 2024
Joanna Lewis on COP28, Taiwan Election Fallout, Ukraine-Congress Update, Somaliland Deal
Feb 01, 2024
Holiday Bonus: UN World Basketball Day & Sports Diplomacy with Lindsay Krasnoff
Dec 21, 2023
Professor Erica Marat on Russia's Sphere of Influence
Dec 14, 2023
Headlines and History 4: Jeremi Suri on Henry Kissinger's legacy, COP28, Sikh Separatist Assassinations
Dec 07, 2023
Former Ambassadors John Heffern and Alper Coşkun - The Resurgence & Unity of NATO
Nov 30, 2023
Headlines and History 3: Rita Konaev on Ukraine's Counteroffensive, Biden-Xi Summit, Liberia, Argentina, and Sudan
Nov 22, 2023
Eurasia Group's Gregory Brew - The War in Ukraine and Global Energy Markets
Nov 16, 2023
Headlines and History 2: Andrew Imbrie on AI, Subnational Diplomacy, US-China Nuclear Talks, and Pacific Island Diplomacy
Nov 09, 2023
Former Deputy CIA Director Mike Morell - The Role of Intelligence in War and Diplomacy
Nov 02, 2023
Headlines and History 1: Liberia, Poland, Russia, and Dan Byman on Hamas
Oct 26, 2023
Season 5 Wrap-Up with Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis and Tressa Finerty
Jun 21, 2023
Food Security and the FAO with Beth Bechdol
May 31, 2023
The Surprising Power of Peacekeeping with Dr. Lise Howard
Apr 19, 2023
BONUS: The New Fire: War, Peace, and Democracy in the Age of AI
Mar 29, 2023
Cooperating on European Security with Allison Hart
Mar 15, 2023
Telling the Story of the UN with Stéphane Dujarric
Feb 15, 2023
Observing Democracy at the Organization of America States with Gerardo de Icaza
Jan 25, 2023
Understanding the African Union with Ambassador Jessica Lapenn
Jan 04, 2023
Bonus: A Year in Review with Amy Mackinnon
Dec 21, 2022
Unpacking the United Nations with Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman and Alistair Somerville
Dec 07, 2022
Bonus: Iran Protests with Kelly Shannon
Nov 02, 2022
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Lessons from the Edge with Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch
May 04, 2022
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Trade, Technology, and China with Wendy Cutler, Carolyn Brehm, and Francine Lamoriello--Part 3
Apr 27, 2022