Data Saves Lives
What does it mean when open-source data show that huge populations have moved? Natural disaster? An attack? Relocation of children, forced passportization? Non-classified satellite imagery, cell p...
19 Apr 202438min
Professional Peacemaker
Meghan Stewart, head of the Negotiations Support Unit in State's Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, knows the peace process – its structures, its history, the perspectives of combatants....
11 Apr 202429min
Will Biden Listen to His Base?
Many diplomats urge what the vast majority of voters, including American Jews, want – a restrained Israel and a place for Palestinians. Former Assistant Secretary Eric Schwartz discusses the letter t...
4 Apr 202439min
The Next Thousand Years
Our climate: What we do during this decade will determine our climate for a millennium to come. Diplomats not only negotiate multilateral agreements that protect the earth but, even more so, work with...
28 Mar 202437min
Inked
Pete unpacks the antecedents of modern-day gangsterism, going back to his days as Assistant Secretary. What were the unintended consequences of sending Central American gangsters back "home" to a cou...
21 Mar 202434min
The Fire Was Even Hotter
General and Ambassador Doug Lute puts Sweden's recent NATO membership in context: Has Putin accomplished his goals, or has it all backfired? What is the diplomatic solution to this war? And what shoul...
14 Mar 202437min
Never in My Parents' Wildest Dreams
For Women's History Month, young diplomat Mary Vargas joins us to share her story as the daughter of an immigrant family of farm workers in Fontana, CA, to life as an American diplomat. How did she a...
7 Mar 202426min
One Million!!!
We just cleared our millionth download! Or, you did! Pete and Laura reflect on early days and share their favorite episodes of the 350 that they have broadcast over the years – the tomfoolery of cy...
4 Mar 202424min
