Rational, Ruthless, Resilient - The 3 Rs of Dictatorship
The authritarian psychology, with Ken Dekleva, our (fascinating) Foreign Service psychiatrist. Dictators respect only strength, negotiating with maximalist demands, getting as much as they can by givi...
15 Des 202247min
Shrink of the Foreign Service
Dr. Ken Dekleva, former foreign service psychiatrist, explains that for diplomats stressors are always high but especially so in places like China, where US diplomats are subject to Covid lockdowns th...
8 Des 202247min
Protests, and China's Endless Complexity
Laura's great old pal Andy Mertha, SAIS professor and China expert, contextualizes recent Chinese protests against Covid policies in the immense time-space continuum of Chinese political and cultural ...
2 Des 202249min
Happy Thanksgiving From AmDip!
Our Thanksgiving special featuring pie at the Hague and Turkey in Uzbekistan - Thank you to you, each and all! Have a wonderful holiday!
24 Nov 202222min
Maikel
A licenced architect in Cuba, our friend Maikel was forced to leave in order to avoid being jailed by the Cuban state. In a perilous, many-legged journey, here he is, after planes and boats, jungles ...
18 Nov 202232min
The Spy Who (I Thought) Loved Me
Can you imaine discovering that your best friend for years, with whom you shared milestones of your life, was in fact a traitor and a spy? Some time ago, the news covered the case of Ana Montes, call...
10 Nov 202237min
Gender Apartheid and Protests in Iran
Since the morality police arrested and murdered 22-year-old Mahsa Amini - allegedly for wearing her hijab incorrectly - protests have gained intensity. We've seen protests in Iran before. How and why ...
3 Nov 202241min
Encore - That Day I Had to Run
April 7, 1994, Rwanda. Not a good day to be mistaken for the acting Prime Minister. Linda Thomas-Greenfield (now US Ambassador to the UN) shares the tale of her escape from the anti-government militia...
27 Okt 202222min
