TalkDiplomacy Podcast

In this episode of TalkDiplomacy podcast, Ishaan, Jacob, and Owen discuss the global situation developing across the conflict-rife Middle East, Russia-Ukraine, Armenia-Azerbaijan, and Indo-Pacific regions. The trio offer historical, current, and future insights into how conflicts and political situations have and may continue to develop in these regions, potentially shaping into...global conflict?

In this episode Ishaan and Jacob discuss the ramifications of the September 2023 G20 Summit hosted by Bharat (India) in New Delhi. They discuss topics ranging from the African Union's joining, to a new economic corridor and further to the lack of condemnation for Russia, a major win for both the warring nation and its trusted ally Bharat (India).

Ishaan and Jacob discuss a potential conflict over Taiwan, its background, and recent developments in the news that suggest we may be heading towards total warfare in the next few years, with diplomacy failing to prevent it.

In this episode we discuss some recent events in Brazilian politics and compare our observations with the American political atmosphere recently and after the 2020 Election as well as within the context of international relations.

In this episode of the TalkDiplomacy Podcast, Ishaan and Jacob begin by discussing the ongoing protests for human rights in Iran and then go on to compare Iranian authoritarianism to that of other countries such as Communist China, Russia, and Nazi Germany. They eventually conclude that the lack of cultural agreement between the Iranian people and government exacerbates the difficulty of the people to live under said government, thus making it harder for the Iranian government to continue oppressing its people without the risk of revolution.

In the seventh episode of the TalkDiplomacy.com podcast, Ishaan and Jacob discuss the ambitious dream that is the East African Federation and the current progress towards this robust goal, particularly in regards to the Democratic Republic of the Congo's admittance to the East African Community.

In this first special bonus episode, Ishaan and Jacob deviate slightly from their usual discussions to fling through hyperspace to a galaxy far, far away. By comparing and analyzing Star Wars and the Real World, they draw many similarities, some intentional, some coincidental, between the two, ranging from similarities between fictional and real conflicts and impacts of the real world's social climate upon the fictional universe. Enjoy!

In the fourth episode of the talkdiplomacy.com podcast, Ishaan and Jacob discuss the Domino Theory of American and Western foreign policy which ultimately both failed and succeeded to manifest in Asia as communism spread in the wake of American withdrawal from Vietnam but eventually halted because of the Sino-Soviet split. We also explore different scenarios in which communism failed to spread or spread further than in our timeline. Enjoy!

In the fourth episode of the talkdiplomacy.com podcast, Ishaan and Jacob discuss North Korea's testing of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and this test's repercussions in the world of International Relations. Additionally, they discuss the history of the Asian region regarding armament, particularly nuclear armament and how increased or decreased armament could impact the politics of Asia and the world in the future. Enjoy!

In the third episode of the talkdiplomacy.com podcast, Ishaan and Jacob discuss the beginning of the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine. This episode was recorded during the first week of the Invasion. Therefore, certain predictions and ideas are obsolete, particularly taking into consideration the rapid developments that were currently developing, but are still valid windows into the recent past. As of the upload date of 3/19/2022, there has yet to be a resolution to this devastating conflict, and we hope that both sides can reach a peaceful and sustainable solution to the situation.

This is the second episode of the talkdiplomacy.com podcast. In this episode, Ishaan Busireddy and Jacob Houston discuss the Armenia & Azerbaijan Conflict, including the origins of both nations, the beginning of the conflict during the Soviet Era, and the many wars that have occurred since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The 2021-2022 conflict is also discussed in the scope of information available on 1/9/2022.

This is the first episode of the talkdiplomacy.com podcast. In this episode Ishaan Busireddy and Jacob Houston discussed the currently relevant Ukraine - Russia conflict and specifically the conflicts in Crimea and Novorossiya (War in the Donbass). We initially discuss the ancient history of the Ukraine-Russia region and how the ethnic mix that resulted from gradual southern East Slavic expansion affects the modern situation. We then discussed how Crimea was given to Ukraine by Russia during the Soviet-era and how the collapse of the Soviet Union, along with the economic importance and and ethnic Russian majority of Crimea, triggered the contemporary issue, the Seizure of Crimea, and the War in the Donbass