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.

People react to the fall of Syrian regime in Umayyad Square on December 8, 2024, in Damascus, Syria.

Hottest Year on Record, Syria’s Transition, Yoon Impeachment Vote Hottest Year on Record, Syria’s Transition, Yoon Impeachment Vote

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

Dec 13, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

US Sanctions as Economic Warfare

US Sanctions as Economic Warfare US Sanctions as Economic Warfare

On this episode of American Prestige, Jeff Stein on how the functions of US sanctions have changed over time.

Dec 10, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Ben Fong on Drugs in America

Ben Fong on Drugs in America Ben Fong on Drugs in America

On this episode of American Prestige, Ben Fong, author of Quick Fixes, on our nation's history with substances.

Dec 3, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

A wide-angle view of Kamala Harris sitting on a stage with a microphone, with a camera and screen in the foreground.

Mass Politics, the Economy, and the US Election Mass Politics, the Economy, and the US Election

On this episode of American Prestige, Anton Jäger on the state of liberalism and the left.

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

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake shows his inked finger as he leaves a polling station after casting his ballot to vote in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election in Colombo on November 14, 2024.

US Weapons Against Russia, ICC Warrants for Israeli Leadership, and a Leftist Win in Sri Lanka US Weapons Against Russia, ICC Warrants for Israeli Leadership, and a Leftist Win in Sri Lanka

On this episode of American Prestige’s world news roundup, headlines from around the globe.

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

The First Barbary War and America on the Global Stage

The First Barbary War and America on the Global Stage The First Barbary War and America on the Global Stage

On this episode of American Prestige, Abby Mullen on American geopolitics in their infancy.

Nov 19, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Smoke billows from Beirut's southern suburb following an Israeli bombing, on November 12, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah.

World News Roundup: UN Climate Summit, Palestine, and Japan World News Roundup: UN Climate Summit, Palestine, and Japan

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

Nov 15, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Donald Trump arrives at a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia, on June 28.

Studying the Far Right Studying the Far Right

On this episode of American Prestige, Benji Rolsky on how the study of the far right might be broken.

Nov 12, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

A man carries an injured child, fleeing down a road in al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Ethnic Cleansing in Northern Gaza, Collapse of the German Government, a Potential End to the Ukraine War Ethnic Cleansing in Northern Gaza, Collapse of the German Government, a Potential End to the Ukraine War

On this week’s edition of American Prestige’s world news roundup, headlines from around the globe.

Nov 8, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris campaigning in Washington, DC, faces protests from hundreds of people expressing disapproval of her administration's Gaza policy, on October 29, 2024.

Foreign Policy and the 2024 US Presidential Election Foreign Policy and the 2024 US Presidential Election

On this episode of American Prestige, Eli Clifton on the Gaza and whether the Democrats are capable of learning lessons from a loss.

Nov 5, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

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