It's 5:30am, and Kala Bokelman of the Diplomatic Security Service is one of many staking out a professional photographer named Solano's house on a ski
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March 26, 2021
As a diplomat of color, how did the murder of George Floyd inspire Christian Loubeau, Security Council negotiator for the United States mission to the
March 18, 2021
Andrew Shinn onboards as a new Foreign Service Officer during the pandemic. But what is he onboarding to?
March 11, 2021
We all know the importance of Nelson Mandela, but great as he was, he did not work alone.
February 25, 2021
The Arab Spring - Tunisia, Egypt - we know about these places. But Bahrain is almost never in the news.
February 12, 2021
Like Chicago mobsters, hard line parties grab to divvy up the riches after the genocide in Bosnia has stopped.
February 1, 2021
Again in honor both of Black History Month and Linda Thomas-Greenfield's recent appointment as US ambassador to the United Nations, we repost our seco
January 27, 2021
Mohammed Bouazizi, an underemployed fruit seller, sets himself on fire, launching what we later began calling the Arab Spring.
January 25, 2021
In honor of upcoming Black History Month, and in honor of the new administration, we repost our first episode with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Biden's ne
January 21, 2021
Dan Kurtzer, Ambassador to both Egypt and Israel, parses this complex part of the world from his experience on the ground.
January 14, 2021
The worst of the worst: Victor Bout, Russian arms dealer, is not the only one.
January 7, 2021
What exactly is dirty money, and how is it laundered? How much of it flows through the world, and the United States in particular?&nbs
December 31, 2020
For some even better discussion with Gina, here's our second of two with her: Religious police stop Gina and terrorists attack the consulate gen
December 26, 2020
Bet you haven't heard this one! We recorded this story when we began the show a few years ago and no one knew about us yet.
December 17, 2020
Pete visits the Huarani Indians, botches up a boar hunt, drinks the mystery drink chicha, and receives upon his departure a marriage proposal, ambiguo
December 10, 2020
In this adventure tale in two parts, Pete visits the Huarani tribe in the Amazon jungle while serving as US Ambassador to Ecuador.