In this episode of In Relation To, hosts Margherita Marras and Maria Kachrimanidi sit down with Vesko Garčević, a former ambassador of Montenegro in Brussels and Vienna, and a professor of international relations at Boston University. Garčević and IRT team discuss his extensive resume and career, along with the need for small states to have a seat at the table in global affairs. We also discuss what Garčević calls a “different kind of diplomacy,” and what that could entail in the future.

Welcome to this week's episode of In Relation To! Coming up, Maria and this week's guest host, Faizaan Firoz, sit down with Ambassador Mark Storella to discuss his long and storied career as a United States Foreign Service Officer for over three decades serving as Ambassador to Zambia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, and Dean of the Leadership and Management School of the Foreign Service Institute. He shares his thoughts on climbing the ranks of the world of diplomacy, the importance of empathy in negotiations, understanding preventive diplomacy in a world of constant disruption, comparing diplomacy to the work of a salesman as well as sharing his best stories from his previous international assignments.

Welcome to this week's episode of In Relation To! Coming up, Maria and this week's guest host, Fiona Captan, sit down with Professor Joe Wippl to discuss his long and storied career as an operations officer in the CIA, his experiences being stationed across the globe, his craziest stories from the field and his thoughts on the future of U.S. intelligence.

Welcome to this week's episode of In Relation To! Coming up, Margherita sits down with Salloni Sunderaj, a junior studying international relations and economics here at BU whose upbringing spanned 3 different countries: India, Singapore, and the UAE. They discuss working for the International Relations Review, her role in founding BU's South Asian Student Association (SASA) and growing up as a third culture kid. 

Welcome to this week's episode of In Relation To! Coming up, Margherita sits down with Juliana Burns, a junior studying international relations and political science here at BU who recently completed a semester abroad in Madrid, Spain. They discuss the application process, the classes she took, adapting to the new environment, living with a host family, traveling across Europe and tips for making the most out of your study abroad experience.

Reach out to Juliana with your questions, @juli.anaburns on Instagram or through her email: [email protected]

Welcome to this week's episode of In Relation To! Coming up, Maria and Margherita sit down to discuss the role of the Secretary General of the United Nations. Our hosts discuss how different secretary-generals have focused on different aspects of the role, the intricacies and nuances of their respective tenures and how they have approached and assessed the threats and dangers in society.

Welcome to this week's episode of In Relation To! Coming up, Maria and Margherita sit down to discuss the British Monarchy in light of Queen Elizabeth II’s recent passing. Our hosts discussed how the late Queen was viewed by the public, the views of other Commonwealth countries towards the monarchy at large, and whether we’d be better off without the monarchy.

Welcome to this week's episode of In Relation To! Coming up, Kriti sat down with the co-President's of Boston University's Migration Tales, Yiran Yu and Lara Werneck, to discuss how their ideas for Migration Tales came to fruition, their mission statement, advice for current students, and more.

Host: Kriti Ghai

Sound Engineer: Sarah Talbert

Podcast Producer: Margherita Marras

Podcast Director: Lila Redler

Music By Bradley Parsons

Welcome to this week's episode of In Relation To! Coming up, Kriti sat down to discuss one of the issues that has the United States greatly divided — the legality of abortion. Kriti discusses recent legislation, laws that have come into affect, and the possible paths of the future, given this divide. 

Host: Kriti Ghai 

Sound Engineer: Sarah Talbert

Podcast Producer: Margherita Marras

Podcast Director: Lila Redler

Music By Bradley Parsons

Welcome to this week's episode of In Relation To! Coming up, Maria got a chance to sit down with Boston University Political Science PhD Student, Zara Albright. They discussed her region of focus, Latin America, and specifically the course of its economic development. In addition, Zara gave her opinion on current global economic states, and discussed her past internship with the UN.  

Host: Maria Kachrimanidi

Sound Engineer: Sarah Talbert

Podcast Producer: Margherita Marras

Podcast Director: Lila Redler

Music By Bradley Parsons