46 episodes
Off Duty Diplomat Alexis Alexander
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4.6 • 11 Ratings
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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.
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R2P: We Need an Intervention
Alexis and Fallon dive into a discussion of the concept of international intervention. This one is a pretty interactive episode, so there are plenty of opportunities for you to think through when it should and shouldn't happen. We also try to re-imagine the concept more successfully than it was originally. This is a great one!
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Getting to the Money (Global Political Economy)
Alexis and Fallon talk about the money! How does the global financial system work? What are its roots? How can it be twisted and manipulated by politicians? Tune in and find out!
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R and R
Alexis and Fallon discuss Alexis' vacations from Afghanistan, while stationed there from 2018-2020. This episode in the appendix series is meant to give even broader context to Alexis' overall experience as a diplomat. Where would you go if you had three weeks to go anywhere and do anything?
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Diplomatic Travel
Alexis and Fallon discuss what it's like to "travel like a diplomat". What can you do with a diplomatic passport? Are there downsides to the privileges that go with diplomatic status?
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FACT Training
Alexis describes her diplomatic security training. She and Fallon go through the long list of safety information Foreign Service officers need to know in the modern era. We discuss kidnapping, first aid, explosives training, and more!
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So You Want to Be a Diplomat Part 2
Welcome to the Appendices! In this series, Fallon and I will go back and dive into some of the details of diplomatic life and work that we missed in the main seasons.
In this episode, we revisit the basics of the U.S. Foreign Service history, and its evolution through time.
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Customer Reviews
Informative & interesting
Exactly what the title of the review says - really thankful to have stumbled across this podcast!
Performative > informative
Author is here to brag about your short career as an FSO. Just like everyone else who used Afghanistan to build a resume and accomplish nothing.
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