Black Diplomats

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Founded in 2020 and led by Terrell Jermaine Starr, Black Diplomats is the go-to podcast for those who want relatable content on global affairs that doesn’t center the perspectives of white male experts. Few foreign policy shows are led by Black people or center the opinions, experiences and expertise of people of color. Black Diplomats is one exception. Guests are mostly people of color and people who are indigenous to the regions the episodes focus on.

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Young Georgians Talk About #TbilisiProtests

May 08 2024 38 mins

Today, I speak with two young Georgians under 30-years-old who have been hitting the streets every day in protest of their ruling government’s introduction of a “foreign agent” law that critics say will restrict the work of organizations and independent media that safeguard free and fair elections and other services that depend on foreign financial support. Read more abo

Ukrainians and Palestinians Are Fighting Occupation

May 04 2024 87 mins

This week, I spoke with two Ukainians who support Palestine and why they feel it is important for their countrymen and women to understand colonialism in other parts of the world. Rita Adel, a humanitarian analyst, and Vladyslav Starodubtsev, a socialist leader and historian, and I talked about Ukrainian socialism, what progressives in the west don’t get about Ukraine and NATO an

How A Ukrainian Therapist Supports People Sexually Assaulted By Russian Soldiers

Apr 27 2024 37 mins

Warning: This week’s episode will focus on sexual violence committed by Russian soldiers. Reader, listener and viewer discretion is advisedThis week, I talk about Ukrainian civilians who survived sexual assault from Russian troops during the war. Ukraine is investigating nearly 300 cases of sexual assault, but that number is likely much higher. Today, I am talking with Nadi

Why Georgians Are Protesting a Russian 'Foreign Agent' Bill

Apr 20 2024 39 mins

This week’s episode is about the ongoing protests in Georgia in response to the country’s ruling political party, Georgia Dream, moving forward with its “foreign agent.”Officially titled “On the Transparency of Foreign Influence," the bill, if passed into law, would require organizations in the country receiving more than 20% of their funding from overseas to register as

Breaking Down Putin's Weird Obsession with Ukrainian 'History'

Apr 13 2024 62 mins

#ukraine #russia #putin #warinukraine #blackdiplomats #ukrainianhistory #history #harvard Terrell J. Starr spoke with Havard Professor of Ukrainian History Serhii Plokhii about Putin’s obsession with fake Ukrainian history, Ukrainian resistance against Russian colonialism, Stepan Bandara, fighting Kremlin disinformation and more.Host: Terrell Jermaine StarrGuest: Serhii Plok

Ukraine's Fight for Crimea

Apr 06 2024 45 mins

#crimea #crimeantatars #ukraine #russia #ukrainianhistory #historyTerrell spoke with Tamila Tasheva, the Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea about liberating Crimea, human rights violations on the peninsula, Crimean history and what people get wrong about what’s happening there. Host: Terrell Jermaine StarrGuest: Tamila T

Fighting Putin's Disinformation with Maria Adveeva

Mar 30 2024 73 mins

#ukraine #russia #putin #zelensky #warinukraine #blackdiplomatsTerrell J. Starr spoke with Ukrainian security expert Maria Avdeeva about Russia’s ongoing missile attacks against civilian targets, Germany’s reluctance to send Taurus missiles, why Russia doesn’t want peace, her own work documenting war crimes and so much more.Host: Terrell Jermaine StarrGuest:. Maria AdveevaPro

Ukraine’s Nobel Peace Prize Winner Talks Solidarity With Palestine, Africa

Mar 23 2024 29 mins

#ukraine #blackdiplomats #foreignpolicy #un #unitednations #nobelprize Terrell Jermaine Starr speaks with Ukraine’s first Nobel Peace Prize Winner Oleksandra Matviichuk about her work as a war crimes documentor, the broken United Nations system, why it’s not possible to have peace with Russia and building solidarity with Africans and Palestinians. Host: Terrell Jermai

Putin’s Bluffing About Nukes

Mar 16 2024 67 mins

I spoke with Christopher Shell and Nola Haynes about Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats, why Black people should care about foreign policy, Andrew Tate’s arrest, uncommitted voter movement and more.Host: Terrell Jermaine StarrGuests: Christopher Shell is a fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Nola Haynes is a national security and foreign affairs analyst.

Ukraine, Trump, and Building Solidarity with Africans

Mar 09 2024 52 mins

#ukraine #russianinvasion #foreignpolicy #trump #natoThis week, Terrell Starr and Ukrainian journalist Olga Tokariuk discuss how Ukrainians are reacting to the possibility of Trump winning the U.S. election, her curiosity over Black support for Trump, NATO’s relationship with its Eastern European members and her trip to South Africa that convinced her Ukraine needs to build solid