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.

Supporter of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party holding flags expressing their opinions during a protest to show solidarity with Israel.

India's Homeland Security and Israel India's Homeland Security and Israel

On this episode of American Prestige, Rhys Machold on India’s attempt at homeland security via Israel.

Oct 15, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

Gaza, Mexico, and Haiti: This Week in World News

Gaza, Mexico, and Haiti: This Week in World News Gaza, Mexico, and Haiti: This Week in World News

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

Oct 11, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Marx’s “Capital” Retranslated

Marx’s “Capital” Retranslated Marx’s “Capital” Retranslated

On this episode of American Prestige, Paul North and Paul Reitter on their new translation of Capital.

Oct 8, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Palestinian Civil Defense firefighters douse the flames during a fire in a fruit market in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, on August 31, 2024.

Letting It All Burn Letting It All Burn

On this episode of American Prestige, Danny interviews Derek on whether he sees any way out of the status quo in Western/North Atlantic politics.

Oct 4, 2024 / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

Welcome to Gun Country

Welcome to Gun Country Welcome to Gun Country

On this episode of American Prestige, Drew McKevitt on how America's postwar gun culture was shaped by surplus arms, consumerism, and the National Rifle Association.

Oct 1, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

People bury the bodies of Palestinians killed by the Israeli military during operations in Gaza and returned this week, in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Thursday, September 26, 2024.

Lebanon, Ukraine, and Bolivia: This Week in World News Lebanon, Ukraine, and Bolivia: This Week in World News

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

Sep 27, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Palestinians search for survivors amid the rubble of a building, which collapsed after Israeli bombardment on a building adjacent to it, in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City on September 23, 2024.

Palestinian Nationalism and Gaza 1 Year Later Palestinian Nationalism and Gaza 1 Year Later

On this episode of American Prestige, a discussion with Rashid Khalidi about Palestinian nationalism and the diaspora 12 months after the October 7 attacks. 

Sep 24, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

Ambulances are surrounded by people at the entrance of the American University of Beirut Medical Center, on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters.

Lebanon, Mexico, and Mali: This Week in World News Lebanon, Mexico, and Mali: This Week in World News

On this episode of American Prestige, a roundup of world headlines from the last week.

Sep 21, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

The US vs. Social Democracy in Ecuador

The US vs. Social Democracy in Ecuador The US vs. Social Democracy in Ecuador

On this episode of American Prestige, Ryan Grim and Jose Olivares discuss the US’s interest in Ecuadorian politics.

Sep 17, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

Judiciary workers who were protesting against the controversial Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's Judicial Reform, forced their way into the Senate of the Republic, interrupting the session on the approval of the judicial reform.

The IDF Kills an American Citizen, Mexico Passes Judicial Reform, the Pentagon Seeks a New Home in West Africa The IDF Kills an American Citizen, Mexico Passes Judicial Reform, the Pentagon Seeks a New Home in West Africa

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

Sep 13, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

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