On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.
Ukrainian forces operating in Russia’s Kursk Region have destroyed a second key bridge as they attempt to push further into Russia.(Ed Ram / The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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On this week's American Prestige news roundup: in Russia-Ukraine, an update on Ukraine’s Kursk invasion (0:29), reports of cancelled peace talks (3:57), and a continued Russian advance in Donbas (6:32); in Palestine-Israel, an update on Gaza ceasefire talks (9:34), the IDF is moving into the last Gaza “safe zones” (15:14), an Israeli strike kills a Fatah commander in Lebanon (17:04), and the status of the long-anticipated Iranian retaliation (18:52); Afghanistan sends its ambassador the to United Arab Emirates (20:43); a new Philippine-Chinese confrontation in the South China Sea (22:29); failed ceasefire talks in Sudan plus a cholera outbreak (24:39); troubles for the Central Bank of Libya suggest a further deteriorating political situation (26:56); and the Biden administration prepares new sanctions for Venezuela (29:58).
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On this week’s American Prestige news roundup: Ukraine’s Kursk invasion (0:29), reports of canceled peace talks (3:57), and Russia’s advance in Donbas (6:32); in Palestine-Israel, Gaza ceasefire talks (9:34), the IDF’s move into the last Gaza “safe zones” (15:14), the killing of a Fatah commander in Lebanon by an Israeli air strike (17:04), and the status of the long-anticipated Iranian retaliation (18:52); Afghanistan’s ambassador’s mission to the United Arab Emirates (20:43); a new Philippine-Chinese confrontation in the South China Sea (22:29); failed ceasefire talks in Sudan, amid a cholera outbreak (24:39); hints of a further-deteriorating political situation in the troubles of the Central Bank of Libya (26:56); and the Biden administration’s preparation of new sanctions for Venezuela (29:58).
Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the news, from a progressive perspective.
On this episode of American Prestige, Ryan Grim, co-founder of Drop Site News, and investigative journalist José Olivares join the show to talk about their recent piece for Drop Site revealing how Ecuador’s US-linked attorney general is using her office to attack the country’s left. The group gives the background of Rafael Correa and his left-wing “Correísmo” movement, how Correa and his successors became targets of “anti-corruption” Attorney General Diana Salazar, leaked messages of Salazar’s obtained by Drop Site leading to explosive allegations, the United States' potential links with assassinated presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, and why the US remains interested in domestic Ecuadorian politics.
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Derek DavisonDerek 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.
Daniel BessnerTwitterDaniel Bessner is an historian of US foreign relations, and cohost of American Prestige, a podcast on international affairs.