My new YouTube video explains why it’s nonsense to suggest #sustainability and #growth are somehow in conflict. #lessonsindiplomacy #patrica #book #books #booktok #diplomacybooks #booksaboutdiplomacy #writinginspiration youtube.com/shorts/crmLJ...

Costa Rica: sunset at Nosara Beach, turtle hatchlings, red snapper, and books. Splendid country #costarica #patrica #lessonsindiplomacy #patrica #book #books #booktok #diplomacybooks #booksaboutdiplomacy #writinginspiration #stories #writing #writers #nosara

My #patrica trip reaches #Quito: churches, depictions of hell, a walk up the #Cotopaxi volcano. Next up: the Galapagos. #lessonsindiplomacy #patrica #book #books #booktok #diplomacybooks #booksaboutdiplomacy #writinginspiration #stories #writing #writers

Scenes from #Cuzco in #Peru: walls at Saksayhuaman; street vendor; at Saksayhuaman; crucifixion at Qorikancha (former Temple of Sun now a Dominican friary, with Inca foundations). #lessonsindiplomacy #patrica #book #books #booktok #diplomacybooks #booksaboutdiplomacy #writinginspiration

My #patrica (Patagonia to Costa Rica) trip reaches the Atacama Desert in Chile. Pics: Tropic of Capricorn, Moon Valley, El Tatio geysers and volcanoes. See my blog for more. #lessonsindiplomacy #patrica #book #books #booktok #diplomacybooks #booksaboutdiplomacy #writinginspiration #atacama #chile

My new video: “Lessons in Diplomacy: Progress isn’t only good”. I’ve also just updated my #patrica (Patagonia to Costa Rica) blog on my website, with new text and pictures. Do subscribe! #lessonsindiplomacy #booksaboutdiplomacy #writinginspiration #Chile #Patagonia youtube.com/shorts/BI2Rl...

In Puerto Natales, Patagonia, #Chile. An empanada, sea lion cubs, glaciers and enticing street signs. (“#Patrica” refers to my planned trip from Patagonia to Costa Rica) #lessonsindiplomacy #book #books #booktok #diplomacybooks #booksaboutdiplomacy #writinginspiration #stories #writing #writers

Visiting Manchester Grammar School to address alumni today on “How to Survive a Diplomatic Crisis”. Good discussion afterwards. Thanks to all for the invitation and participation - super afternoon. #books #booktok #lessonsindiplomacy #booksaboutdiplomacy

“Diplomatic Downsides". There are more than you might think! #lessonsindiplomacy #diplomat #diplomats #diplomacybooks #books #BookTok #booksaboutdiplomacy #travel #careers #diplomaticcareers youtube.com/shorts/oWBz3...

My new YouTube video: "Diplomatic Downsides". There are more than you might think! #lessonsindiplomacy #diplomat #diplomats #diplomacybooks #books #BookTok #booksaboutdiplomacy #travel #careers #diplomaticcareers www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWBz...

My new “Lessons in Diplomacy” video on YouTube: Lesson 1.01: #Yushchenko #notepad #lessonsindiplomacy #diplomat #diplomats #diplomacybooks #books #BookTok #booksaboutdiplomacy #ambassador #credentials youtube.com/shorts/BUaql...

66. Lessons in Diplomacy: The perils of being Top Nation by Leigh Turner writing "Many people couldn't believe that the US was as vulnerable as 9/11 seemed to suggest. But another factor was at play, too.: reflex anti-Americanism." From Chapter 15 of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Lessons in Diplomacy: Poli...

My brand new (66th) podcast, available wherever you listen: "Lessons in Diplomacy: The perils of being Top Nation". creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... #diplomacy #booktok #booksaboutdiplomacy #diplomacybooks

Shakespeare & Company Vienna: book heaven Shakespeare & Company Vienna is a brilliant English language bookshop in Vienna.  ItIf you like reading books, you should support it.

Why is the "Shakespeare and Company" book store in #Vienna so brilliant? Find out here. buff.ly/Cc1zPXw “Lessons in Diplomacy” is now on sale: book details in profile. #diplomacy #diplomat #diplomats #diplomacybooks #books #booktok #booksaboutdiplomacy

The Gmoakeller: why some Vienna cafes forbid kissing The Gmoakeller is a fine Vienna restaurant.  So why did it once forbid kissing? Another nearby cafe still does. What's going on?

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Bad waiters in Austria? The truth about my most spectacular experience Bad waiters: was my experience of a remarkably mouthy waiter in a Vienna cafe an example ofAustrian service at its worst?  Or at its best?

The worst waiter of all time - in #Vienna. #Austrian waiters really are in a class of their own. buff.ly/T1Xy6JC Standard text: “Lessons in Diplomacy” is now on sale: book details in profile. #diplomacy #diplomat #diplomats #diplomacybooks #books #booktok #booksaboutdiplomacy

The Overton window and George Orwell The Overton window is vital concept for political analysis. It helps explain some frightening, Orwellian tendencies in politics and society.

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Looking forward to this at the @highgatesociety.bsky.social tomorrow! All welcome! "Lessons in Diplomacy: Politics, Power and Parties" is now on sale geni.us/LessonsinDip... #book #books #booktok #lessonsindiplomacy #international #diplomats #diplomacy #diplomacybooks #booksaboutdiplomacy

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