Politics of Retribution
How did a utopian vision for society lead to one of the bloodiest regimes in history, Cambodia's Khmer Rouge? Why does it matter today? Was it mediocrity? Arrogance? Or is it just easier to seize powe...
15 Touko 202546min
Is the Chaos at State Over?
Acting Undersecretary for Management, Ambassador Tibor Nagy, had a front row seat to the twenty-something DOGE Musketeers and their slash and burn approach to "re-organizing" venerable national securi...
8 Touko 202545min
Squeezing Blood From a Stone
Overseas, mugged, sick, arrested, who are you going to call and will there be anyone to answer? Tom Yazdgerdi, the President of AFSA, the State Department labor union, fears what budget cuts will mean...
5 Touko 202538min
What's Behind the Trump-Bukele Bromance?
Is it simply mutual self-interest or is it Bukele's head start on the authoritarian's handbook? Both? AmDip's own Pete Romero breaks it down, with feeling!
24 Huhti 202535min
Democracy Prevails!
Former US Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens answers the question: How was martial law defeated within hours and the would-be dictator impeached? Hint: The citizens, and the soldiers(!) said...
17 Huhti 202545min
Universities in the Trump Crosshairs
US colleges and universities are a battleground for First Amendment rights. Each side of the political spectrum wants to limit these rights for the other side. Now the Trump Administration has weaponi...
10 Huhti 202526min
DEI: Enemy of the People?
Trump has led a relentless attack on Diversity Equity and Inclusion, saying it undermines a meritocracy. Former State DEI chief Ambassador Gina Abercrombie Winstanley asserts that equity and inclusion...
3 Huhti 202540min
South Africans Don't Like to be Bullied
And why does it matter how regular South Africans feel about US behavior toward their country? Ambassador Charlie Ray untangles the powerful dynamics within South Africa domestically and vis-a-vis th...
28 Maalis 202532min
