Diplomatic Immunity
Hosted by Kelly and Tristen and Kelly McFarland · Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University
4.8from 55 ratings
- 150
- Episodes
- 18
- Transcribed
- 55
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Diplomatic Immunity
Diplomatic Immunity: Frank and candid conversations about diplomacy and foreign affairs Diplomatic Immunity is a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University. We bring you "frank and candid" conversations on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision makers globally. We talk to current and former diplomatic officials, scholars, and analysts and seek to understand how best to foster international cooperation in an age of global crises. Hosted by Dr. Kelly McFarland Produced by Freddie Mallinson and Abdalla Nasef Design by Rebecca McFarland and Alistair Somerville Music by Gabe Swarts This podcast is supported by funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Bridging the Gap Initiative.
- Publisher
- Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University
- Category
- history · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 Sept 2020
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
18 of 150 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Fighting AIDS | Lifeline: The Story of PEPFAR — Interview with Journalist John Donnelly
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Headlines in History | Iran's Forever War, US-Canada Trade Fight, and a Nothingburger China Summit
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
America Is Losing the Influence Game | Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau and the Bush Presidential Center
Inside a recent episode
Fighting AIDS | Lifeline: The Story of PEPFAR — Interview with Journalist John Donnelly
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] What's its record since 2003? So PEFAR has been, as you said earlier, probably one of the most or the most successful humanitarian initiative that we've ever done in foreign policy. You know, in terms of lives saved, we haven't done anything that has saved so many lives in such a short amount of time. So it doesn't mean that it didn't have its fault. You know, it clearly... It was designed as an emergency initiative that would act in a certain way, an emergency footing. And that emergency actually went on for 20 plus years. And so one of the biggest faults is that the programs weren't transitioned over to governments. […]
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- John Donnelly
- Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau
- Stephen Kinzer
- Beau Cleland
- Andrew Preston
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 41 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 14 ratings
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- Engagement
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Kelly and Tristen and Kelly McFarland host the show. Published by Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University.
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