Podcast Episodes

Dennis Jett - Diplomacy in Chaos

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Dennis Jett describes three warring factions in Liberia, evacuations and a flotilla of Marines off the African coast.

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Published on 7 years, 9 months ago

Ron Neumann - Vietnam to Afghanistan

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From Vietnam to Afghanistan, from infantry to embassy - how were these two wars the same, and how were they different?  How does a military background inform an ambassador's work?

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Published on 7 years, 9 months ago

Lino Gutierrez - Part 2

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Service in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Nicaragua, all leading up to plans for US immigration reform that are stopped short by 9/11.

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Published on 7 years, 9 months ago

Lino Gutierrez - Part 1

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Lino Gutierrez experiences the Cuban revolution, Columbian "Violencia", and the American struggle for civil rights first hand, all before he is nine years old.

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Published on 7 years, 9 months ago

Tim Carney - Part 2

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Says Tim: "Nobody foresaw ISIS.  Nobody foresaw the failure to deal with the chasm between the Sunnis and the Shia.  The personal foreboding was that this can't end well."

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Published on 7 years, 10 months ago

Gina Winstanley - Part 2

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Religious police stop Gina and terrorists attack the consulate general in Jeddah.  

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Published on 7 years, 10 months ago

Gina Winstanley - Part 1

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Do you know where to find a hooker in Oman?  Go to the hospital!  And what happens when your boss nixes your husband's job choice in Saudi Arabia, and you are intent on preserving your marriage?  Let…

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Published on 7 years, 10 months ago

Tim Carney - Part 1

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Vietnam, Cambodia, Haiti, South Africa - Tim was part of each country's inflection point; some got better, and some got much worse. Why?  And what happens when Washington muzzles reports from the off…

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Published on 7 years, 10 months ago