<p>In the first episode of the Young Diplomats Society podcast, İrem İlksoy and Leah Tillmann-Morris interview Dr Nicholas Westcott about his diplomatic career and experience for over thirty years in the UK’s FCDO and the EU’s EEAS. Dr Westcott (Nick) gives his perspectives on what makes negotiations succeed or fail, what the UK and EU diplomatic services could learn from one another, the glamour and sacrifices of a diplomatic lifestyle, and how diplomacy is changing in the modern world.</p><br><p><em>This podcast is produced by students of the College of Europe. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the individual participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of the College of Europe.”</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>