Laura's great old pal Andy Mertha, SAIS professor and China expert, contextualizes recent Chinese protests against Covid policies in the immense time-
Our Thanksgiving special featuring pie at the Hague and Turkey in Uzbekistan - Thank you to you, each and all!  Have a wonderful holiday!
A licenced architect in Cuba, our friend Maikel was forced to leave in order to avoid being jailed by the Cuban state.
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?
Since the morality police arrested and murdered 22-year-old Mahsa Amini - allegedly for wearing her hijab incorrectly - protests have gained inte
April 7, 1994, Rwanda. Not a good day to be mistaken for the acting Prime Minister.
The story of our very own Pete turns out to be interesting to our intern Lauren!
Juan Carlos Pinzón, the youngest-ever Colombian Minister of Defence, and more recently the Colombian ambassador to the United States, weighs in on hem
Politics, Kermit the frog, the ABCs and life as an ambassador.
We've had some fun on the topic of political appointees.
Ambassador Vicki Huddleston gets around in the Sahara, and even gets the women a place inside the tent. So where did all these terrorists come from?
Not the same as cybersecurity or digital diplomacy, cyberdiplomacy affects us all, worldwide, our access to information, our privacy, our ability to c
Ken Quinn is back, this time to talk about saving democracy from a coup attempt in the Philippines.
Hi, everyone!  Enjoy the sound of the cicadas and the cooling of the evenings with our annual music episode.
What is Schedule F?  And its evil twin, the Public Service Reform Act?
Worldwide, and in the Americas, journalists live in fear for their personal safety and are muredered in ever-growing numbers in retaliation for their
Let's say you're a public servant.
Beginning a career at State in the Office of International Religious Freedom, Sameer Hossain visited the Rohingya refugee camps in the country where h
This is Fidel’s advice to Daniel Ortega, today’s strongman leader of Nicaragua. Wonder who else was listening?
In a fun twist, John Feeley interviews Laura on what she's learned about foreign service officers.