Derek Davison

Derek Davison is a writer and analyst specializing in international affairs and US foreign policy. He is the publisher of the Foreign Exchanges newsletter, cohost of the American Prestige podcast, and former editor of LobeLog.

Scene at the signing of the Constitution of the United States.

The End of Resistance History The End of Resistance History

On this episode of American Prestige, Charlotte Rosen on the short life of a liberal historiography that emerged during the first Trump administration.

Mar 18, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

US-Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal, Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant, Sea Ice at Lowest Recorded Level

US-Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal, Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant, Sea Ice at Lowest Recorded Level US-Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal, Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant, Sea Ice at Lowest Recorded Level

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Mar 14, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Police confront protesters at a Donald Trump rally.

Sheriffs as Members of the Security State Sheriffs as Members of the Security State

On this episode of American Prestige, Jessica Pishko on the history of sheriffs and their power.

Mar 11, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

PKK Ceasefire, Ukraine Aid in Question, Blackrock Targets Panama Canal

PKK Ceasefire, Ukraine Aid in Question, Blackrock Targets Panama Canal PKK Ceasefire, Ukraine Aid in Question, Blackrock Targets Panama Canal

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Mar 7, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

The End of the PKK

The End of the PKK The End of the PKK

On this episode of American Prestige, Gönül Tol and Djene Bajalan on the current state of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

Mar 4, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a press conference in Kyiv on February 26, 2025.

PKK Disarmament, US/Ukraine Mineral Deal, German Election PKK Disarmament, US/Ukraine Mineral Deal, German Election

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Feb 28, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Aerial view image of the Pentagon.

MAGA Defense Cuts? MAGA Defense Cuts?

On this episode of American Prestige, William Hartung on the Trump administration’s planned budget cuts for the Pentagon.

Feb 25, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Displaced Sudanese wait for buses transporting people on February 10, 2025, from Port Sudan to the Jazira state, which was retaken by the Sudanese army from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries last month.

US-Ukraine Tension, the RSF in Sudan, and Trump’s Proposed Defense Budget Cuts US-Ukraine Tension, the RSF in Sudan, and Trump’s Proposed Defense Budget Cuts

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Feb 21, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

The flags of all EU member states fly outside the European Parliament building in Brussels, Belgium, on November 20, 2024.

A Stable, Post-Unipolar World A Stable, Post-Unipolar World

On this episode of American Prestige, Trita Parsi and Aslı Bâli on The Quincy Institute’s Better Order Project.

Feb 18, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Trump and Putin Talk Ukraine Ceasefire, M23 Continues the DRC Advance, Sudan’s Military Makes Gains

Trump and Putin Talk Ukraine Ceasefire, M23 Continues the DRC Advance, Sudan’s Military Makes Gains Trump and Putin Talk Ukraine Ceasefire, M23 Continues the DRC Advance, Sudan’s Military Makes Gains

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Feb 14, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

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