In this episode, Alexis and Fallon go in on the Liberian Civil War. For those who don't know, Liberia has a long history with the United States and is one of the most direct examples of how damaging ethno-nationalism can be. Besides which, there are many aspects of international conflict that came to the public consciouness because of the Liberian Civil War that you may not know were connected to that event. We discuss child soldiers, "blood diamonds", arms trafficking, CIA involvement in the conflict and much more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexisjhuff ..read more

TW: Suicide Alexis and Fallon check-in on recent events in the Palestinian and Israeli conflict. This is an extremely frank and emotional discussion of these difficult events. Please take care of yourselves. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexisjhuff/support ..read more

Chuck Park and I finish our conversation about why he decided to leave the Foreign Service and why he did it publicly. Chuck also offers some advice for current FSOs in the event there is another Trump Presidency. Look out for his anecdote about himself, Tom Shannon, and for Secretary Tillerson going into a meeting about North Korea... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexisjhuff/support ..read more

Welcome back for the next episode in the Conflicted series! This time we discuss the breakdown in Venezuela and how it fits into the larger global migrant crisis. Venezuela is also a clear example of how economic trouble can cause a political system to collapse. Hopefully you find the episode educational and entertaining! Here is the video we watch in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMPX1547Pss --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexisjhuff/support ..read more

Welcome to a new series from the Off Duty Diplomat Podcast! The 'Conflicted' series will cover conflicts that have been in the news, but where most people don't know the details, or relevancy to themsleves as global citizens. We will start with the series of uprisings and revolutions across the Middle East and North Africa that began in 2011, commonly referred to as "the Arab Spring". Alexis and Fallon give you the colloquial context, and primary takeways to modern foreign policy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexisjhuff/support ..read more

Alexis and Fallon dive into the "spicy" world of Sanctions! Several of the topics we discuss in the UN and global political economy epsiode make an appearance. Ever wonder what sanctions even are? Do they work? Why are they such a big deal? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexisjhuff/support ..read more

Alexis and Fallon tackle THE international organization itself! What does the UN do? What are they good at? What are they NOT good at? Why do we even need an international forum for countries to work out their drama? What was it like to work there? Find out all of this and more! This episode engineered and mastered by Sam Regan --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexisjhuff/support ..read more

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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexisjhuff/support ..read more

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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexisjhuff/support ..read more

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? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexisjhuff/support ..read more