War and Peace

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

Lebanese army soldiers stand guard near a hospital in Beirut on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters.

Israel’s Expanding War Against Lebanon Israel’s Expanding War Against Lebanon

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Trita Parsi on the dangers of a lame-duck president with spiraling crisis.

Sep 22, 2024 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

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

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

NBC News' Raf Sanchez embeds with the Israeli military to travel into the Gaza Strip.

The US Media, Israel, and Palestinian Journalists The US Media, Israel, and Palestinian Journalists

On this episode of American Prestige, Séamus Malekafzali on media and the Middle East.

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

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

x