American Prestige

A podcast hosted by Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison that provides listeners with everything they need to know about what’s going on in the world.

Ukraine’s Kursk Invasion, New US Sanctions for Venezuela, and the Philippine-Chinese Confrontation

Ukraine’s Kursk Invasion, New US Sanctions for Venezuela, and the Philippine-Chinese Confrontation Ukraine’s Kursk Invasion, New US Sanctions for Venezuela, and the Philippine-Chinese Confrontation

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

Aug 23, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

In a TV speech to the nation from the White House, President Nixon announces that several thousand American ground troops have entered Cambodia to wipe out the Communist headquarters for all military operations against South Vietnam.

Tricky Strategic Changes Tricky Strategic Changes

On this episode of American Prestige, Stephen Wertheim on changes in US foreign policy.

Aug 20, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

IDF Using Human Shields, Ukraine Taking More Russian Territory, & Talks of Ceasefire in Sudan

IDF Using Human Shields, Ukraine Taking More Russian Territory, & Talks of Ceasefire in Sudan IDF Using Human Shields, Ukraine Taking More Russian Territory, & Talks of Ceasefire in Sudan

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

Aug 16, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

Police and the Empire City, Part 2

Police and the Empire City, Part 2 Police and the Empire City, Part 2

On this episode of American Prestige, Part 2 of our conversation with Matthew Guariglia on policing in New York.

Aug 13, 2024 / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

A garment store is set ablaze in Dhaka on August 4, 2024.

Bangladesh Protests Force the PM’s Resignation, the Pentagon Rescinds the Guantánamo Prisoner Deal, Mali and Niger Cut Ties With Ukraine Bangladesh Protests Force the PM’s Resignation, the Pentagon Rescinds the Guantánamo Prisoner Deal, Mali and Niger Cut Ties With Ukraine

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

Aug 9, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

Police and the Empire City

Police and the Empire City Police and the Empire City

On this episode of American Prestige, Matthew Guariglia on policing in New York.

Aug 6, 2024 / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

A police officer fires tear gas during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, on July 29, 2024, a day after the Venezuelan presidential election.

Israel Assassinations, US-Russia Prisoner Swap, Venezuela’s Election Israel Assassinations, US-Russia Prisoner Swap, Venezuela’s Election

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

Aug 2, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

The Right Wing in Postcommunist Europe

The Right Wing in Postcommunist Europe The Right Wing in Postcommunist Europe

On this episode of American Prestige, Maria Snegovaya discusses the rise of the populist right in postcommunist Europe.

Jul 30, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Bangladeshi students set fire to the country's state broadcaster on July 18, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared on the network seeking to calm escalating clashes that have killed at least 32 people.

Netanyahu in DC, Protests in Bangladesh, and the Hottest Days Ever Recorded Netanyahu in DC, Protests in Bangladesh, and the Hottest Days Ever Recorded

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

Jul 26, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

The coronation of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth of Austria as King and Queen of Hungary, on June 8, 1867, in Buda, the capital of Hungary.

The Habsburg Empire and the Modern State The Habsburg Empire and the Modern State

On this episode of American Prestige, Natasha Wheatley on the transformation of the Habsburg Empire from a multinational collection of polities to discrete nation-states.

Jul 22, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

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