Best 30 Diplomacy Podcasts

Oral memoir of Alexis Alexander's 10 year career with the U.S Department of State. A look behind the scenes at the life and work of diplomats, featuring interviews with current and former foreign service officers. The series will follow Alexis' three overseas tours in Mexico, Israel, and Afghanistan. more

The Diplomat is the premier international current-affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific region. It reaches an influential audience of commentators, policymakers and academics with its in-depth treatment of regional issues covering the topics Geo-political trends throughout the Asia-Pacific, Defense and intelligence, Environment, human security and development, Arts, social trends and popular culture. more

What happens behind closed doors when peace agreements are negotiated? The Mediator's Studio gives you a glimpse into the normally hidden world of peace diplomacy. Host Adam Cooper brings you first-hand stories from mediators, armed groups and governments on what it takes to end wars. The Mediator's Studio is a podcast from the Oslo Forum, the world's leading mediation retreat. It's brought to you by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. more

Horns of a Dilemma is a new series on national & international security, brought to you by the Texas National Security Review, featuring the leaders and thinkers based at the University of Texas or who stop in to share their wisdom. more

The Japan Memo is a monthly podcast series that unpacks why Japan matters in today's regional and global geopolitical landscape. In each episode, the co-hosts, Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Japan Chair Programme will bring in strategists, experts, and practitioners from around the world to examine how Japan is using its diplomatic, economic and military tools to achieve its strategic goals, and what lessons it offers to other countries. more

A periodic look at how diplomacy and negotiation shape international cybersecurity. This podcast is made possible by the generous support of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore and the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. more

Middle East Focus is a weekly podcast featuring discussion and analysis on U.S. foreign policy and contemporary political and social issues in the Middle East. more

One CA Podcast is here to inspire anyone interested in traveling to work with a partner nation's people and leadership to forward U.S. foreign policy. ​We bring in current or former military, diplomats, development officers, and field agents to discuss their experiences and give recommendations for working the 'last three feet' of foreign relations. The show is sponsored by the Civil Affairs Association. more

North Korea is the Impossible State. Each week join the people who know the most about North Korea—The Center for Strategic and International Studies' Victor Cha, Mike Green, and Sue Mi Terry—for an insider's discussion with host H. Andrew Schwartz about the United States' top national security priority. more

Are you curious about the power of international cooperation? And how it affects our future? Then tune in to the #NextPagePod, the podcast designed to advance the conversation on multilateralism! more

Contours are the bi-weekly podcast series of Newlines Institute for Strategy & Policy. It's a fireside chat type of conversation with some of the brightest minds in the geopolitical and foreign policy space. In each episode of Contours, we try to unpack for our listeners the complex issues that challenge our national and (by extension) international security. more

China Global is a new podcast from the German Marshall Fund that decodes Beijing's global ambitions as they unfold. Every other week, host Bonnie Glaser will be joined by a different international expert for an illuminating discussion on a different aspect of China's foreign policy, the worldview that drives its actions, the tactics it's using to achieve its goals - and what that means for the rest of the world. more

PeaceCast is a podcast produced in Washington by Americans for Peace Now, the sister-organization of Israel's preeminent peace movement, exploring issues and trends relating to peace and security for Israel, focusing on Israel's conflict with the Palestinians and efforts to resolve it. If you care about Israel, about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, about Israel's future as a democracy and a Jewish state, this podcast is for you. Episodes feature experts, activists, advocates and scholars whose work or passion is Israeli-Palestinian peace. more

A monthly series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution. Stories that inform, inspire and improve the human condition. more

China Power provides an in-depth understanding of the evolving nature of Chinese power relative to other countries. The project examines five interrelated categories of Chinese power: military, economics, technology, social, and international image. Through objective analysis and data visualization, China Power unpacks the complexity of China's rise. more

A weekly podcast going beyond the headlines, bringing you the latest details and analysis from Israel and the region. more

Fareed Zakaria GPS takes a comprehensive look at foreign affairs and global policies through in-depth, one-on-one interviews and fascinating roundtable discussions. more

A weekly preview of world events in the week ahead from the Council on Foreign Relations.

Fareed Zakaria GPS takes a comprehensive look at foreign affairs and global policies through in-depth, one-on-one interviews and fascinating roundtable discussions. more

Hosts Melanie Marlowe and Christopher Preble debate their way through some of the toughest and most contentious topics related to war, international relations, and strategy. This podcast is brought to you by War on the Rocks. more

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power is a speaker series on women in international business and global affairs. The weekly podcast features leading women from the corporate, government, and national security worlds discussing top international issues. more

Journalists, policymakers, diplomats and scholars discuss under-reported news, trends and topics from around the world. Named by The Guardian as 'One of 27 Podcasts to Make You Smarter' Global Dispatches is podcast about foreign policy and world affairs. more

Each week here at Foreign Policy, we interview one person for an intimate, narrative-driven conversation about something timely and important in the world. Our guests are people who have participated directly in events, either as protagonists or eyewitnesses. We get them to tell a story about their experience, not just offer their analysis. That approach is driven by the feeling here at Foreign Policy that to understand our world to grasp the complexities and nuances of our time we need to get as close to the source as possible. more

Welcome to WorldAffairs, your guide to a changing world. We give you the context you need to navigate across borders and ideologies. Through sound-rich stories and in-depth interviews, we break down what it means to be a global citizen on a hot, crowded planet. Our hosts, Ray Suarez, Teresa Cotsirilos and Philip Yun help you make sense of an uncertain world, one story at a time. more