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Diplomatic Immunity

Frank and candid conversations about diplomacy and foreign affairs

Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

Georgetown University

May 14, 2026

King Charles visited the White House — and it went exactly as planned. But did it actually matter?

In this episode of Diplomatic Immunity, we break down King Charles's state visit to the United States, what it reveals about how the British government has learned to work with Trump, and why the royal charm offensive...


May 7, 2026

In this episode of Diplomatic Immunity, our host Kelly McFarland sits down with Dr. Amy Greenberg, professor at Penn State and author of A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico, to explore one of the most consequential — and least remembered — wars in American history.

We trace the...


Apr 23, 2026

In this episode of Diplomatic Immunity, host Kelly McFarland sits down with presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky, executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, to explore one of the most consequential partnerships in American foreign policy history: James Monroe and his...


Apr 16, 2026

In this episode, Kelly and Tristan break down two major stories shaping the world right now - Iran and Hungary.

Topics covered:

  • U.S.-Iran nuclear talks collapse — why a deal may leave America worse off than before the war
  • The U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports and the China wildcard
  • Viktor Orbán voted out after 16...


Apr 9, 2026

In this episode of Diplomatic Immunity, host Kelly McFarland sits down with Dr. Tyson Reeder, assistant professor of history at Brigham Young University and author of Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison's America (Oxford University Press, 2024 — winner of the 2025 George...