<![CDATA[Foreign Affairs Fifteen]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/foreign-affairs-fifteen Hosted by Ben Franklin Fellowship Fellows Dr. John C. Hulsman and Simon Hankinson ("Captain Si"), Foreign Affairs Fifteen is a weekly conversation on the most important developments in international affairs, diplomacy, national security, and U.S. foreign policy.

In approximately fifteen minutes, Hulsman and Hankinson blend serious analysis with their signature wit and recurring segments. Each episode follows the show's distinctive format: The Irrelevant Minute, a rapid tour of all Seven Continents, and the closing Red Herring and Landmine quick takes.

Originally released each Tuesday to subscribers of Dr. Hulsman's and Simon Hankinson's respective Substack communities, Foreign Affairs Fifteen is subsequently shared with the broader BFF community each Friday, bringing timely foreign policy analysis to a wider audience of diplomats, policymakers, scholars, journalists, and engaged citizens.

Drawing upon decades of experience in diplomacy, foreign policy, academia, and international affairs, Dr. John and Captain Si provide informed perspectives on the events, challenges, and opportunities shaping America's role in the world.

]]> RSS.com 2026.609.160344 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:58:08 GMT en 66cfc665-dde4-51fd-a790-f0cc1e9fabc9 https://media.rss.com/foreign-affairs-fifteen/podcast_cover_20260620_010611_17699e8ca7b71ec9f261b8cc5e44257f.jpg Foreign Affairs Fifteen https://rss.com/podcasts/foreign-affairs-fifteen no Ben Franklin Fellowship Ben Franklin Fellowship Ben Franklin Fellowship false episodic podcast <![CDATA[Episode 6]]> Which is more dangerous, bungee-jumping in Brazil, or running Tren de Aragua in Venezuela? Also, what is "der shitstorm?" Plus, Simon stumps John with his Scott Pelly impression.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/foreign-affairs-fifteen/2929545 df2a8eb6-6b33-4012-819d-8d39c38b8d45 1043 full 6 6 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:24:44 GMT <![CDATA[Episode 5]]> For the Irrelevant Minute, we don't discuss California's election system or the America 250 White House cage match. In 7 Continents in 14 Minutes, we do look at Bolivia's paralyzed capital, and who keeps track of Ukraine's billions in aid.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/foreign-affairs-fifteen/2929555 338bd1a5-5cae-415f-b1e9-162efdce44e8 1045 full 5 5 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:40:12 GMT <![CDATA[Episode 4]]> Fertility plummets in Australia - and all rich countries. The paradox of wealth - when societies get it, they die out. Chinese women like their Louis Vuitton bags. We also look at Argentina, and how you can cook a Golden Goose.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/foreign-affairs-fifteen/2929558 075db122-ae31-44cd-9cd9-69da605ebf0c 983 full 4 4 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:41:47 GMT <![CDATA[Episode 3]]> In our first low-fi, episode from the road, we don't look at redistricting and gerrymandering. We do talk Ebola, ISIS leaders and Spinal Tap drummers, Cuba, Brazil, and the Cannes Film Festival.

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/foreign-affairs-fifteen/2929565 bfca5082-bb0d-4e59-8f4a-b984cf350dd0 1100 full 2 2 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:48:34 GMT <![CDATA[Episode 1]]> This is our first, collector's item episode. Before the cool new theme tune (thanks, Dan) and voice over (thanks Sara). We talk about krill, Chinese in Swaziland, Europe's lack of military capacity, and the UK's vanished navy. Europe is cosplaying at being important... if you don't have an army, you're a lotus-eater.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/foreign-affairs-fifteen/2929571 03c8645f-9837-4d76-a46b-d4763453bfe0 1053 full 1 1 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 01:55:30 GMT <![CDATA[Origins | Special Episode]]> John and Si discuss their varied careers since studying together at St. Andrews in Scotland forty years ago. With their mix of travel, languages, writing, speaking, media, and analysis, the boys have

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