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Diplomacy and International Relations
Welcome to "Diplomacy and International Relations by Bastian Friborg” the podcast where we explore the intricate world of diplomacy, international relations, and cultural consulting. Join us as we delve into the depths of diplomatic strategies, trade, cross-cultural dynamics, and the intersections between global affairs and business consulting. The podcast is experimental in the way that it is generated with AI and verified by humans before release, however, there might still be minor errors…
Episodes
- Diplomacy and International Relations
Greenland Is Not a Real Estate Deal
In this episode, we analyse the tensing geopolitical situation over Greenland. We do a review of the American demand for control, the threats of punitive…
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Sacred Ground, Secular War: Religion as the Unspoken Variable in the Iran-Israel-Gulf Conflict
Listen in as we go another route than most coverage of the Hormuz crisis and the Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi defence pact treats it as pure realpolitik. But…
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Denmark's Quiet Rearmament: Pragmatic Idealism or the End of an Illusion?
Listen to this episode where I look at how Denmark is hitting NATO's 2% target three years early, has troops in Latvia, and is funnelling billions into Ukraine…
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Greenland and the collision of national myths
Listen to this episode on Greenland, US and the religious current underneath it all. When Donald Trump promises that Greenland will be “under US control”…
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Abraham Accords - History and Religion in Action and the US and Saudi Nuclear Deal
How does ancient history and religion influence a modern nuclear deal? Listen
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Tariff Loopholes and Diplomatic Theatre
This episode looks at tariffs and how a lot of diplomatic theatre is happening right now. Focus on Greenland.
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From Global Diplomacy To Building Moratoriums
Listen as we take a closer look at Climate Diplomacy and how to understand Climate in relation to global politics.If you like what you hear and want to support…
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Extra - Holy Sites as Fault Lines - Pope Leo, Saudi Normalization, and Sacred Statecraft
In this episode we take a closer look at how the Saudi nuclear deal is now formally conditioned on joining the Abraham Accords, which is a religious-symbolic…
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Summer 18: How the Victors Built International Relations
Listen to this final episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where we reflect on IR's lessons for navigating Denmark's changing global…
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Extra - EU Defense Billions and_Greenland's Independence
Everyone covers the Trump–Frederiksen soundbites. Almost no one covers that the European Commission just proposed doubling support for Greenland in the…
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Summer 17: How Westphalia Invented the Modern State
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where declining US hegemony reshapes NATO, EU, and Danish security strategy.If…
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Extra - Tariff Loopholes and Diplomatic Theater
In this episode we look at the Rubio–Lavrov talks in Manila that lasted barely 35 minutes with no framework, while in the meantime the real action happened in…
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Summer 16: Global Politics on Your Dinner Plate
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where food security reveals the surprisingly political world of global…
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Summer 15: Why Countries are a Modern Hallucination
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where climate negotiations test the limits of international cooperation.If you…
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Summer 14: The Open Source Code of Modern Terror
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where we unpack terrorist networks, radicalisation, and Denmark's security…
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Summer 13: How Smartphones and Umbrellas Challenge Power
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where protests, elections, and populism challenge elite foreign policymaking.If…
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Summer 12: Why States are Building Digital Walls
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where internet governance and cyber threats reshape power and security.If you…
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Summer 11: The Intervention Dilemma - When Should Nations Cross Sovereign Borders?
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where Responsibility to Protect confronts sovereignty in intervention dilemmas.If…
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Summer 10: Poverty and Wealth in a Global Perspective - Why Poverty Persists Despite Global Surplus
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where aid, trade, and inequality politics explain why poverty persists despite…
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Summer 09: Culture and Religion - Why Ancient Beliefs Still Rule Global Power
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where faith and identity return as powerful forces in modern diplomacy and…
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Summer 08: How Global Markets Redefined Political Power
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where trade, corporations, and crises reveal the economic forces driving…
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Summer 07: Global Civil Society - How Activists Rewrite International Law
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where NGOs and activists challenge governments and shape global norms from the…
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The Race for Greenland's Rare Earths
A tiny island of just over 56,000 people has quietly become the most strategically contested territory in the Northern Hemisphere. In this bonus episode we map…
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Summer 06: International Organizations - The Invisible Mechanics of Global Power
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where UN, EU, NATO both constrain states and create new diplomatic…
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Summer 05: International Law Without a Global Cop
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where sovereignty, treaties, and the Lotus case reveal what makes (and…
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Sacred Statecraft - When Religion Shapes Foreign Policy
What happens when states stop treating religion as background noise and start using it as foreign policy infrastructure? In this episode, Bastian breaks down…
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Summer 04: Theoretical Lenses for International Relations
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where realism, liberalism, and critical theories explain world events and…
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Summer 03: The Hidden Actors of Global Politics
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where we unpack states, organizations, corporations, and individuals and their…
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Summer 02: Diplomacy - The Hidden Machinery of Global Power
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where we explore the US-Iran hostage crisis to nuclear deal, revealing how…
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Summer 01: The Violent Invention of the Modern State
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations summer series where we trace how empires, wars, and state formation created today's…
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Summer Intro: Why World War 3 Hasn't Happend
Listen to this first episode of the summer series that will take the listener through the basics of International Relations. Relevant for students and…
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Plato and Diplomacy
Plato’s political failures, ethical insights, and critique of democracy still shape how we think about power, war, and justice today. In this episode of…
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When AI and Algorithms Rewrite the Rules of Statecraft
Listen to this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations if you are interested in how the algorithms of Big Tech and AI influence how we see the world…
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How Consultants and Lobbyists Shape Power
In today’s political landscape, decision-making is no longer confined to elected officials alone. A powerful, professionalized class of consultants and…
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Denmark's Foreign Policy Explained
This episode will take a look at Danish Foreign Policy and how it has changed in recent years.Listen if foreign policy interest you and you want to hear how it…
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How a Tiny State can Influence European Energy Politics
Denmark is small, but in EU climate policy it’s a heavyweight. In this episode of “Diplomacy and International Relations,” we unpack how the 2012 Danish EU…
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Geopolitics when the map washes away
In this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations we take a look at Climate politics and its consequences. Listen along.If you like what you hear and…
Diplomacy and International RelationsThe Danish Model - The Economic Bumblebee
Denmark stands at a crossroads: a small, high-tech economy riding a pharmaceutical boom, yet increasingly aware of how dependent it has become on a few winners…
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Extra - Danish Election and How Danish Prime Ministers have navigated internationally
This extra episode of Diplomacy and International Relations explores the results of the recent general election and Denmark’s evolution into a…
Diplomacy and International RelationsDenmark's Diplomatic Ties to Latin America - A Green Pivot
In this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations, we trace nearly two centuries of ties between Denmark and Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Argentina, from…
Diplomacy and International RelationsDenmark Becomes Architect of European Security
In this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations, we unpack the 2025 European Defence Fund (EDF) work programme and its €1.065 billion push to…
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Expat in Denmark - what to know
Moving to and working in Denmark involves navigating a comprehensive welfare state that prioritizes a high quality of life and a healthy work-life balance…
Diplomacy and International RelationsArctic power shifts from Copenhagen to Nuuk
An arena of ice is turning into a frontline of power politics. In this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations, we unpack how the Arctic, and…
Diplomacy and International RelationsMake-Believe Statehood in Turkey and Cyprus. The power of documents
In this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations, we take a closer look into the anthropology of documents and the affective life of the state: how…
Diplomacy and International RelationsDenmark's Pivot from F-16s to Wind Turbines - Diplomatic Relations with the Middle East
In this episode Diplomacy and International Relations focus on Denmark and the Middle East and North Africa. From Enlightenment-era expeditions and cultural…
Diplomacy and International RelationsDenmark Between Arctic Foes and Risky Allies
Listen to this episode on how small and medium states deal with the uncertainties of today's world.We focus on Denmark and what a small state can secure…
Diplomacy and International RelationsLosing Sovereignty to the Digital?
In a world where minds, not borders, have become the new battleground, national sovereignty begins with the sovereignty of thought. This episode of Diplomacy…
Diplomacy and International RelationsEurope's Fragmented Fight for Space Power
Europe’s space sector is rapidly evolving from a niche industry into a strategic pillar of economic stability, digital sovereignty, and geopolitical security…
Diplomacy and International RelationsCyber Diplomacy, AI, and Energy Security
Listen to this episode of “Diplomacy and International Relations” explores how cyber diplomacy has evolved from a marginal specialization into a central pillar…
Diplomacy and International RelationsAristotle vs Machiavelli on Virtue and Survival
Listen to this episode to learn more about Aristotle and Machiavelli and how they have both been important for shaping diplomacy and negotiations.If you like…
Diplomacy and International RelationsDenmark's Diplomatic Ties with the EU - A Focus on the Current Relationship
This episode builds on the last one and look more at the diplomatic relations between Denmark and the EU. Listeners might find some of the information repeated…
Diplomacy and International RelationsDenmark's EU opt-outs: A Cognitive Dissonance?
Listen in here: Denmark’s rapid strategic shift after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine is the focus of this episode, as the country moves from EU opt-outs and…
Diplomacy and International RelationsGeopolitics: Heartland and Rimland in Global Rivalry
In this episode, we revisit the classics of geopolitical thought to understand today’s strategic rivalries. How do Halford Mackinder’s Heartland theory and…
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AI Framework and Diplomacy
Algorithmic diplomacy is no longer science fiction; it is quietly reshaping how states compete, cooperate, and construct reality itself. In this episode, we…
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Global Democracy under Pressure and Civil Society
Explore the challenges facing global democracy in today's interconnected world. This episode examines how civil society organizations, social movements, and…
Diplomacy and International RelationsDenmark’s Diplomatic Ties with Asia
Explore how Denmark is redefining the future of diplomacy in Asia, transforming traditional alliances into a cutting-edge network focused on green technology…
Diplomacy and International RelationsThe Security Dilemma - Theory and Practice
Discover why the security dilemma remains one of the most crucial concepts in international relations and political science. In this episode, we break down the…
Diplomacy and International RelationsMarxism & Critical Theory- Economic power structures
In this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations by Bastian Friborg, we dive deep into the power structures shaping the global economy through Marxist…
Diplomacy and International RelationsFeminist & Postcolonial Perspectives
In this episode of Diplomacy and International Relations by Bastian Friborg, looks beyond the usual power politics and discover the hidden structures shaping…
Diplomacy and International RelationsLiberalism and Neoliberal Institutionalism
Look into this episode as we explore Liberal Institutionalism and its practical relevance in today's world of international diplomacy. Join Bastian Friborg and…