Is "Soft Power" Really So Soft?
US Ambassador to Zambia Mark Storella helps us understand why support for democracy and public health achieves the same objectives as "hard power": using our influence to advance US objectives oversea...
12 Mar 51min
How the Sausage is Made: 25YA
First, we welcome the wonderful Ambassador Dan Rosenblum as new co-host for the show. And we at American Diplomat still believe that the world will return to diplomacy! To help our youngest listeners ...
5 Mar 48min
Gen Z And Their Take on America's Future
Is the Gen Z drive for authenticity exactly what the country needs now? Our guests ASU Barrett Honors Students Kate Kelley and Sophia Agelastos elucidate how they parse fact from fiction. Join Pete Ro...
26 Feb 50min
Special Envoys: Cleanup on Aisle Seven
At a time when Trump wages war against expertise, with scores of career ambassadors being recalled and a thinning of officers in the field, Undersecretary of State John Bass holds forth on why real es...
19 Feb 54min
Now That's Incredible! (Yes, it is.)
You probably thought that an ambassador's job was to help Americans and work with local governments. And so did Ambassador Dan Rosenblum! But to his amazement he discovered that he was in charge of bi...
12 Feb 48min
Where Intelligence Meets Diplomacy
Have you ever heard of the teeny tiny Bureau of Intelligence and Research within the State Department? Pull up a chair, because we have Phil Goldberg and Dan Smith here – both career ambassadors (high...
5 Feb 44min
PoliticsUS/Israel: Does the Tail Wag the Dog?
Israeli security has been the third rail of public discourse. Support all that Israel does or Hamas owns you. The result: waning support. Joel Rubin is back to unpack how Trump is changing the script.
29 Jan 35min
What Explains The Global Rise of Anti-Semitism?
Jewish-American political analyst Joel Rubin unpacks the reasons for the increase in hate crimes and why Jewish-American groups did not expect a rise in anti-Semitism.
22 Jan 33min
