A European View of the U.S. Election with Ambassador Peter Wittig

Diplomatic Immunity: Frank and candid conversations about diplomacy and foreign affairs Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision-makers around the world.  For more, visit our website, follow us on Twitter @GUDiplomacy or send us an email to [email protected]. Episode 3: Kelly McFarland and ISD graduate fellow Jonas Heering talk to Ambassador Peter Wittig, German Ambassador to the United States from 2014 to 2018, and now a fellow at the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School. They discussed Wittig's recollections from serving in the United States during the 2016 elections, European preparations for the next administration, and paths forward for cooperation on issues such as China and U.S. leadership.  Peter Wittig, "Hope for the Future of American Leadership Dies Hard," Foreign Affairs, October 16, 2020: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/europe/2020-10-16/hope-future-american-leadership-dies-hard ISD's latest report, "The New Weapon of Choice: Technology and Information Operations Today": https://isd.georgetown.edu/2020/10/21/isd-launches-new-report-on-information-operations/ Episode recorded: October 12th, 2020, in partnership with The Europe Desk, the podcast of the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown. Follow them on social media @TheEuropeDesk.