The Diplomacy Podcast

View from Germany: ‘The American Century Is Over’

A 30-year veteran of the U.S. Embassy deplores Trump’s assault on a relationship to which she dedicated her career. --- For decades, the relationship between Germany an

View from Australia: Doubling Down on U.S. Alliance

A security expert warns that Canberra is betting on a partner reluctant to defend its primacy in Asia. --- As Canada and European countries search for greater independe

View from Canada: ‘We’re Not Dealing with Much That’s Rational’

A retired career ambassador doubts Canadians will ever trust the U.S. as they did before Trump. --- More than a year and a half into his second administration, it remai

View from Spain: Seeking ‘New Multilateralism’

A former senior official calls Trump's agenda "conducive to confrontation," not "peace and prosperity." --- Spain has emerged as one of the most vocal opponents of the

View from Brazil: Watching U.S. with ‘Sadness’

An international relations scholar explains why his country still needs a global order it has long criticized. --- Brazil has long relied on diplomacy, international la

View from New Zealand: ‘Keep Your Head Down’

A pro-American former minister and ambassador worries about the U.S. trade retreat's global impact. --- When Americans consider how the upheavals of the Trump era affec

View from Brussels: Why Europe Can’t Quit America

An American-turned-European journalist decries the old continent's longtime addiction. --- Almost 20 years ago, an American journalist packed his bags, moved to Europe

2025: The Year in Diplomacy

Guest: Marc Grossman, former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs and ambassador to Turkey The world looks very different at the end of 2025 compared to th

The Loss of International Students in the U.S.

Guest: Kate Byrnes, former U.S. ambassador to North Macedonia and deputy chief of mission in Greece The Institute of International Education reported last month that new

From Soldier to Diplomat: Overcoming Culture Shock

Guest: Charles A. Ray, former U.S. ambassador to Cambodia and Zimbabwe and former deputy assistant secretary of defense. The U.S. military and the Foreign Service are tw

Sleeper Threats to U.S. and Global Security

Guest: Tom Countryman, former U.S. assistant secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation The Trump administration has done an excellent job inunda

The Diplomacy Behind the Gaza Deal

The Trump administration has won much praise for brokering a deal between Israel and Hamas to stop the war in Gaza. The ceasefire has proven very fragile, and three senio

Five Europeans Ponder Trump's America

Educated everyday people, not members of the elite or foreign-policy experts, share their views. The United States still receives more attention by the world’s media tha

The U.S. Military Posture Amid Domestic Deployments

Guest: Michael O'Hanlon, chair in defense and strategy at the Brookings Institution. Understanding the relationship between diplomacy and military force is essential in

The Shock in Transatlantic Relations

Guest: Gabrielius Landsbergis, former foreign minister of Lithuania. The relationship between the United States and Europe has been quite shaken in the last seven month

The Foreign Policy of an Imperial Presidency

Guest: Elizabeth Saunders, professor of political science at Columbia University. The U.S. Supreme Court surprised many constitutional lawyers last summer, when it grant

The Future of America's Global Power

Guest: Chas Freeman, former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia and assistant secretary of defense. No other country in history has achieved the level of soft power the Unit

The Loss of National Security Expertise

What do the collapse of U.S. policymaking and gutting the NSC mean for Americans' safety? The Trump White House has slashed the staff of the National Security Council, w

The State of Diplomacy on Ukraine

Rare insight from one of the architects of U.S. post-Cold War policy in Europe. As the Russia-Ukraine conflict risks becoming the latest forgotten war, a major reason is

Unpacking the Student Visa Crisis

Guest: Janice Jacobs, former U.S. assistant secretary of state for consular affairs and ambassador to Senegal. The Trump administration has launched an unprecedented att