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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.

Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

August 23, 2024

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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Ukraine Kursk Invasion, New US Sanctions for Venezuela, and Philippine-Chinese Confrontation | American Prestige
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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).

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The Financialization of Modern Media w/ Andrew deWaard | American Prestige
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On this episode of American Prestige, Danny speaks with Andrew deWaard, assistant professor of media and popular culture at UC San Diego, about his book Derivative Media: How Wall Street Devours Culture. The two discuss how the falling rate of profit shapes the modern media landscape, the increased drive toward consolidation in entertainment companies, the big movers like private equity firms, hedge funds, asset managers, and venture capitalists, artists' limited ability to defend themselves, the rise of IP, and more.

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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.


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