Leigh Turner writing Podcast
1) 68. Salonica, City of Ghosts
"Salonica - City of Ghosts" is an eery, elegiac portrait of a city that - in many respects - had a completely different identity to modern Thessaloniki. " This podcast is based on my review of Mark Ma...Show More
2) 67. Lessons in Diplomacy: Germans and other stereotypes
"German punctuality is a myth that German diplomats work hard to dispel. I... regularly attended meetings of European Union ambassadors where our German colleagues seemed to make it a point of honour ...Show More
3) 66. Lessons in Diplomacy: The perils of being Top Nation
"Many people couldn't believe that the US was as vulnerable as 9/11 seemed to suggest. But another factor was at play, too.: reflex anti-Americanism." From Chapter 15 of ā ā ā ā Lessons in Diplomacy: Poli...Show More
4) 65. Why did the US bomb Iran?
Why did the US bomb Iran? We can learn much from the failed US intervention in Somalia in the early 1990s, culminating in the Battle of Mogadishu. This podcast is adapted from part of Chapter 15 of ā ā ...Show More
5) 64. "Blood Summit": Chapters 2 and 3
Listen to Chapters 2 and 3 of my Berlin thriller "Blood Summit", with diplomat action hero Helen Gale. The Prologue and Chapter 1 are in the previous podcast. You can find "Blood Summit" ā on Amazonā .
6) 63. "Blood Summit" - Prologue and Chapter 1
Listen to the Prologue and Chapter 1 of my Berlin thriller "Blood Summit", with diplomat action hero Helen Gale. Chapters 2 and 3 will be in a future podcast. You can find "Blood Summit" on Amazon.
7) 62. Lessons in Diplomacy Chapter 5: How to understand Putin's war on Ukraine
"President Putin's unprovoked invasions of Ukraine in 2014 and 2022 turned diplomacy on its head. In response, countries supporting Ukraine must show strategic patience... and explore how the Russian ...Show More
8) 61. Lessons in Diplomacy Chapter 4: How (not) to introduce democracy
"The fact that many ordinary Russians fear that the alternative to authoritarianism is chaos in part reflects their grim experience of the 1990s." From Chapter 4 of Lessons in Diplomacy: Politics, Pow...Show More
9) 60. Lessons in Diplomacy Chapter 3: How to Fail at Geopolitical Change: Brexit
"I was surprised to find a political adviser telling off a senior cabinet minister in this way. I was even more surprised when [Boris] Johnson ate humble pie, apologising profusely even though it was ...Show More
60. Lessons in Diplomacy Chapter 3: How to Fail at Geopolitical Change: Brexit
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10) 59. Lessons in Diplomacy Chapter 2: How to Tackle Terrorism
"Should you ever get a chance to take part in a counter-terrorism exercise, step forward... but never volunteer to be a hostage." From Chapter 2 of "ā ā Lessons in Diplomacy: Politics, Power and Parties...Show More