Diplomatic Immunity

Season 3 of Diplomatic Immunity begins September 1. Learn more about ISD's New Global Commons research. Read ISD's latest working group report. Diplomatic Immunity: Frank and candid conversations about diplomacy and foreign affairs Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision-makers around the world.  For more, visit our website, and follow us on Twitter @GUDiplomacy. Send any feedback to diplomacy@georgetown.edu.

For our final summer bonus episode, Kelly McFarland spoke to Happymon Jacob and Rick Moss, authors of two new cases on back-channel diplomacy for ISD's case studies library. Happymon is an associate professor in the Centre for International Politics, Organisation & Disarmament in the School of International Studies at Nehru University in New Delhi. Rick is an associate professor in the Russian Maritime Studies Institute at the U.S. Naval War College's Center for Naval Warfare Studies. They discuss their respective case studies on the 2004-2007 India-Pakistan back channel and U.S.-Soviet back channels during the Cold War; the role of personalities in back-channel diplomacy; secrecy in diplomatic negotiations; compartmentalization of issues; and some of the broader pros and cons of back channels.  Instructors can register for an account with ISD's Faculty Lounge to access all our case studies free of charge.  Visit our website: casestudies.isd.georgetown.edu Episode recorded: August 3, 2021.  Featured books and articles: Happymon Jacob, Case 356: The Kashmir Back Channel: India-Pakistan Negotiations on Kashmir from 2004 to 2007 (Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, August 2021) Rick Moss, Case 353: Circumventing the Foreign Policy Bureaucracy: Henry Kissinger, Anatoly Dobrynin, and Back-Channel Diplomacy (Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, April 2021) Rick Moss, Nixon's Back Channel to Moscow: Confidential Diplomacy and Détente (University Press of Kentucky, 2017) Happymon Jacob, "India must directly engage with Taliban 2.0," The Hindu (paywalled), July 22, 2021 Diplomatic Immunity: Frank and candid conversations about diplomacy and foreign affairs Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision-makers around the world.  For more, visit our website, and follow us on Twitter @GUDiplomacy. Send any feedback to diplomacy@georgetown.edu.

A bonus episode on U.S.-Russia relations from The Ambassadorial Series at the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Ambassador Tom Pickering, Chair of the ISD Board of Advisers and a seven-time U.S. ambassador, discusses his experiences as ambassador to the Russian Federation from 1993 to 1996 with Georgetown University's Jill Dougherty.  Watch all eight video conversations: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiPyUMZMRG090RRIITQCS4gBdaVOH_p99 Learn more about the series: https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/academics/centers-initiatives/monterey-initiative-russian-studies/ambassadorial-series Image: U.S. Embassy Moscow Diplomatic Immunity: Frank and candid conversations about diplomacy and foreign affairs Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision-makers around the world.  For more, visit our website, and follow us on Twitter @GUDiplomacy. Send any feedback to diplomacy@georgetown.edu.

In case you missed it, here's one of our favorite conversations from season 2.  Part 1 of a Diplomatic Immunity mini-series, Diplomacy and the Arab Spring at 10 - Origins and Legacies of Revolution Tunisia: A conversation between Ambassador Gordon Gray and Youssef Cherif. Presented by Kelly McFarland and Alistair Somerville. Additional commentary from Tamara Cofman Wittes.  Listen to Part 6, A Conversation with Stephanie Williams: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-6-a-conversation-with-stephanie-williams-diplomacy-and-the-arab-spring-at-10 Listen to Part 5, Syria: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-5-the-tinder-is-dry-uprisings-and-repression-in-syria-diplomacy-and-the-arab-spring-at-10 Listen to Part 4, Libya: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-4-uprisings-civil-war-and-hope-in-libya-diplomacy-and-the-arab-spring-at-10 Listen to Part 3, Yemen: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-3-revolution-transition-and-collapse-in-yemen-diplomacy-and-the-arab-spring-at-10 Listen to Part 2, Egypt: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-2-tahrir-square-and-beyond Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision makers around the world.   Produced by Alistair Somerville and Kelly McFarland Production assistance by Jonas Heering Design by Rebecca McFarland, Jonas Heering, and Alistair Somerville Additional audio from Voice of America, the Obama White House, Julius H on Pixabay, the Free Music Archive, and Soft and Furious Supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York  https://isd.georgetown.edu/news/diplomatic-immunity/ Originally released: April 21, 2021

Diplomatic Immunity: Frank and candid conversations about diplomacy and foreign affairs Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision-makers around the world.  For more, visit our website, and follow us on Twitter @GUDiplomacy. Send any feedback to diplomacy@georgetown.edu. Season 2, Episode 13: For the final episode in season 2, ISD Director of Programs and Research Kelly McFarland talks to former Deputy Secretary of State Steve Biegun. Biegun, who served in this role and as special representative for North Korea during the Trump administration, discusses the deputy's day-to-day role, the challenges the State Department faced bringing American citizens home during the COVID-19 pandemic, and domestic polarization under the Trump administration.  Additional insights from ISD Rusk Fellow and FSO Hammad Hammad.  Episode recorded: Friday, April 20th, 2021. 

Diplomatic Immunity: Frank and candid conversations about diplomacy and foreign affairs Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision-makers around the world.  For more, visit our website, and follow us on Twitter @GUDiplomacy. Send any feedback to diplomacy@georgetown.edu. Season 2, Episode 12: Kelly McFarland talks to Chet Crocker, Schlesinger Professor of Strategic Studies at Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service and a member of the ISD Board of Advisers. Chet combines the academic and practitioner perspective, having previously served as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. Alongside Fen Osler Hampson and Pamela Aall, he is the co-editor of a new collection of essays, Diplomacy and the Future of World Order, published in May by our friends at Georgetown University Press.  We were also joined by two of the book’s chapter authors: former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ana Palacio, and Georgetown international affairs professor and ISD Board member Lise Howard. They discuss the scenarios the authors present in their book, as well as the concept of “peace and conflict diplomacy” as a tool for states to manage others' conflicts, cope with great power competition, and deal with threats to the state system overall. Purchase Diplomacy and the Future of World Order on the Georgetown University Press website: http://press.georgetown.edu/book/georgetown/diplomacy-and-future-world-order Discussants also referenced Richard Haass and Charles Kupchan's recent article in Foreign Affairs, "The New Concert of Powers How to Prevent Catastrophe and Promote Stability in a Multipolar World." Episode recorded: Friday, April 23rd, 2021.  This episode was sponsored by UN-Scripted, a podcast from PassBlue, an independent media organization covering the UN. Listen here: https://www.passblue.com/podcasts-about-the-united-nations/

Bahrain, Libya, and regional dynamics: A conversation about the Arab Spring and its aftermath across the region with Stephanie Williams, former U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Bahrain and Libya, and latterly the UN's chief mediator on the ground in Libya. Presented by Kelly McFarland, Hammad Hammad, and Alistair Somerville. Part 6 of a Diplomatic Immunity mini-series, Diplomacy and the Arab Spring at 10 - Origins and Legacies of Revolution Listen to Part 5, Syria: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-5-the-tinder-is-dry-uprisings-and-repression-in-syria-diplomacy-and-the-arab-spring-at-10 Listen to Part 4, Libya: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-4-uprisings-civil-war-and-hope-in-libya-diplomacy-and-the-arab-spring-at-10 Listen to Part 3, Yemen: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-3-revolution-transition-and-collapse-in-yemen-diplomacy-and-the-arab-spring-at-10 Listen to Part 2, Egypt: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-2-tahrir-square-and-beyond Listen to Part 1, Tunisia: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-1-the-tunisian-people-have-spoken-diplomacy-and-the-arab-spring-at-10 Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision makers around the world.   Produced by Alistair Somerville and Kelly McFarland Design by Rebecca McFarland, Jonas Heering, and Alistair Somerville Music by Gabe Swarts Episode recorded: Friday, March 26th, 2021

Syria: A conversation about the Arab Spring and its aftermath between Ambassador Robert Ford and Syria activist Maya Haddad. Presented by Kelly McFarland and Alistair Somerville. Additional commentary from Ambassador Mark Storella, former deputy assistant secretary of state for population, refugees, and migration.  Part 5 of a Diplomatic Immunity mini-series, Diplomacy and the Arab Spring at 10 - Origins and Legacies of Revolution Listen to Part 4, Libya: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-4-uprisings-civil-war-and-hope-in-libya-diplomacy-and-the-arab-spring-at-10 Listen to Part 3, Yemen: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-3-revolution-transition-and-collapse-in-yemen-diplomacy-and-the-arab-spring-at-10 Listen to Part 2, Egypt: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-2-tahrir-square-and-beyond Listen to Part 1, Tunisia: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-1-the-tunisian-people-have-spoken-diplomacy-and-the-arab-spring-at-10 Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision makers around the world.   Produced by Alistair Somerville and Kelly McFarland Production assistance by Jonas Heering Design by Rebecca McFarland, Jonas Heering, and Alistair Somerville Additional audio from Julius H on Pixabay, Soft and Furious, the Free Music Archive, and Surhofi

Libya: A conversation about the Arab Spring and its aftermath between Ambassador Gene Cretz and Libyan civil society activist Mohamed Almenfi. Presented by Kelly McFarland and Alistair Somerville. Additional commentary from Rita Stephan. Part 4 of a Diplomatic Immunity mini-series, Diplomacy and the Arab Spring at 10 - Origins and Legacies of Revolution Listen to Part 3, Yemen: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-3-revolution-transition-and-collapse-in-yemen-diplomacy-and-the-arab-spring-at-10 Listen to Part 2, Egypt: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-2-tahrir-square-and-beyond Listen to Part 1, Tunisia: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-1-the-tunisian-people-have-spoken-diplomacy-and-the-arab-spring-at-10 Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision makers around the world.   Produced by Alistair Somerville and Kelly McFarland Production assistance by Jonas Heering Design by Rebecca McFarland, Jonas Heering, and Alistair Somerville Additional audio from Julius H on Pixabay, the Free Music Archive, and Surhofi Rita Stephan's new co-edited volume, Women Rising: In and Beyond the Arab Spring, is available here: https://nyupress.org/9781479846641/women-rising/

Yemen: A conversation about the Arab Spring and its aftermath between Ambassador Jerry Feierstein and Yemeni scholar Ibrahim Jalal. Presented by Kelly McFarland and Alistair Somerville. Additional commentary from Ambassador Barbara Bodine, Tamara Cofman Wittes, and Rita Stephan. Part 3 of a Diplomatic Immunity mini-series, Diplomacy and the Arab Spring at 10 - Origins and Legacies of Revolution Listen to Part 2, Egypt: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-2-tahrir-square-and-beyond Listen to Part 1, Tunisia: https://diplomaticimmunity.libsyn.com/part-1-the-tunisian-people-have-spoken-diplomacy-and-the-arab-spring-at-10 Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision makers around the world.   Produced by Alistair Somerville and Kelly McFarland Production assistance by Jonas Heering Design by Rebecca McFarland, Jonas Heering, and Alistair Somerville Additional audio from Julius H on Pixabay, the Free Music Archive, and Surhofi Rita Stephan's new co-edited volume, Women Rising: In and Beyond the Arab Spring, is available here: https://nyupress.org/9781479846641/women-rising/