What It’s Like to Be a Diplomat
The Assignment with Audie Cornish - A podcast by CNN - Thursdays
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Between Russia's war with Ukraine and Israel's war with Hamas, it feels like we're seeing the limits of diplomacy. Can we still depend on global alliances and good old-fashioned negotiations to solve the problems of today, or are we better off trying a different approach? Audie speaks with Julianne Smith, United States Permanent Representative to NATO, about the state of U. S. diplomacy and what it looks like when diplomacy works and when it doesn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices