Daniel Bessner

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Daniel Bessner is an historian of US foreign relations, and cohost of American Prestige, a podcast on international affairs.

Gaza Aid Disaster, Russia Offers New Peace Talks, Trump Freezes Student Visas

Gaza Aid Disaster, Russia Offers New Peace Talks, Trump Freezes Student Visas Gaza Aid Disaster, Russia Offers New Peace Talks, Trump Freezes Student Visas

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

May 30, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Ukraine Talks Collapse, India Threatens Pakistan’s Water Supply, IDF Operation Gideon’s Chariots

Ukraine Talks Collapse, India Threatens Pakistan’s Water Supply, IDF Operation Gideon’s Chariots Ukraine Talks Collapse, India Threatens Pakistan’s Water Supply, IDF Operation Gideon’s Chariots

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

May 23, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Henri Bergson (1859–1941) French philosopher, 1905.

Henri Bergson’s Restless World Henri Bergson’s Restless World

On this episode of American Prestige, Emily Herring on her new book.

May 20, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

President Donald Trump attends the US-UAE Business Council in the capital Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on May 16, 2025.

Trump’s Gulf Tour & Deals, Gaza Updates, US Habeas Corpus Trump’s Gulf Tour & Deals, Gaza Updates, US Habeas Corpus

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

May 16, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

American politician and diplomat Daniel Patrick Moynihan delivers a speech, circa 1980.

White American Liberals, Part 2 White American Liberals, Part 2

On this episode of American Prestige, Kevin Schultz returns to continue discussing his new book.

May 13, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Military spokesman of Yemen’s Houthi group Yahya Saree addresses a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and the Gaza Strip and in condemnation of Israel and the United States, in the capital, Sanaa, on May 2, 2025.

A US-Houthi Ceasefire, Israel’s Gaza Plans, and Global Trade Tensions A US-Houthi Ceasefire, Israel’s Gaza Plans, and Global Trade Tensions

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

May 9, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

White American Liberals, Part 1

White American Liberals, Part 1 White American Liberals, Part 1

On this episode of American Prestige, Kevin Schultz on his new book.

May 6, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Palestinians queue for a hot meal at a charity kitchen run by the United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on April 26, 2025.

The WFP Is Out of Food in Gaza, the US and Rwanda Negotiate a Migrant Deal, National Security Adviser Waltz Is Reassigned The WFP Is Out of Food in Gaza, the US and Rwanda Negotiate a Migrant Deal, National Security Adviser Waltz Is Reassigned

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

May 2, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

The Sino-Soviet Split, Part 2

The Sino-Soviet Split, Part 2 The Sino-Soviet Split, Part 2

On this episode of American Prestige, Jeremy Friedman on the Sino-Soviet Split.

Apr 29, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Yemeni mourners carry a coffin of a child killed in a recent alleged air strike during a burial procession on April 23, 2025, in Sana'a, Yemen.

Kashmir Attack, US Air Strikes in Yemen, Faltering Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Kashmir Attack, US Air Strikes in Yemen, Faltering Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks

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

Apr 25, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

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