{"podcast":{"title":"Neutrality Studies","slug":"neutrality-studies-7179578","podcast_index_feed_id":7179578,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fe578920/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.neutralitystudies.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42571496/42571496-1737706255594-0b17200e71e0e.jpg","author":"Pascal","episode_count":435,"summary":"A channel dedicated to neutrality in international relations and analysis of world affairs. For more info, visit neutralitystudies.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T04:18:51.204562+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutrality-studies-7179578"},"episode":{"title":"Europe Destroys Diplomacy AGAIN | Ian Proud","slug":"europe-destroys-diplomacy-again-ian-proud","published_at":"2026-06-08T17:33:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutrality-studies-7179578/europe-destroys-diplomacy-again-ian-proud","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutrality-studies-7179578","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neutrality-studies/episodes/Europe-Destroys-Diplomacy-AGAIN--Ian-Proud-e3kgot2","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fe578920/podcast/play/121184610/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-8%2F87ef9bf9-d45b-7d2d-b033-cab5123f78a7.m4a","summary":"Former British diplomat Ian Proud joins Neutrality Studies to discuss Russia-NATO escalation, Western support for Ukraine, Europe’s lack of diplomacy, and the risk of a wider war. He also talks about Europe’s dependence on the US, the need for direct Europe-Russia talks, Iran diplomacy, the Abraham Accords, and his new novel Searching: A Love Story.Links:Substack: https://thepeacemonger.substack.com/ Searching: A Love Story on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Searching-love... Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com (Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/a... )Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:38 Russia-NATO escalation and Kiev embassies 00:02:12 Western policy and risk of wider war 00:07:52 How Europe could return to diplomacy 00:12:01 Europe’s dependence on the US 00:17:47 Iran, Minsk, and diplomacy as cover 00:23:40 EU foreign policy and national diplomacy 00:27:21 Ian Proud’s new book and where to follow him","meta_description":"Former British diplomat Ian Proud joins Neutrality Studies to discuss Russia-NATO escalation, Western support for Ukraine, Europe’s lack of diplomacy, and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1726,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/neutrality-studies-7179578/episodes/europe-destroys-diplomacy-again-ian-proud/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutrality-studies-7179578/europe-destroys-diplomacy-again-ian-proud.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}