Season 4, Episode 5: In the current series of Diplomatic Immunity, ISD Director of Programs and Research Dr. Kelly McFarland looks back at the first year of the Biden administration's foreign policy and looks forward to the next.

He is joined by Jodi Vittori to discuss corruption and democratic erosion around the world, and the Biden Administration's response. 

Jodi Vitorri is Professor of Practice and co-chair of the Global Politics and Security (GPS) concentration in the Master of Science in Foreign Service Program at Georgetown. She is an expert on the linkages of corruption, state fragility, illicit finance, and U.S. national security. Previously, she was a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force, and an Assistant Professor and military faculty at the US Air Force Academy and the National Defense University.

Correction: Jodi referred to frequent protests for better governance and against highly corrupt individuals who had led a coup in South Sudan. These events took place in Sudan. 

Episode recorded: January 28, 2022

Image: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a virtual discussion with young democratic leaders from around the world as part of the Summit for Democracy, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on December 8, 2021. [State Department photo by Freddie Everett/ Public Domain].

Hosted by Kelly McFarland. Produced by Alistair Somerville and Kelly McFarland. Audio editing by Aaron Jones. Production assistance by Kit Evans and Eleanor Shiori Hughes. 

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