Daniel Bessner

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Daniel Bessner is a historian of US foreign relations and is the author of, among other books, Imperialist Realism.

Christianity and 20th-Century European Politics

Christianity and 20th-Century European Politics Christianity and 20th-Century European Politics

On American Prestige: Udi Greenberg discusses his new book.

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

Workers carry sacks of shrimp to load into trucks at a shrimp farm in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, India, on August 28, 2025. India's shrimp export industry faces significant challenges following a recent increase in United States tariffs.

Nasser Hospital Bombing, Trump’s Eyes on Venezuela, India Tariffs Nasser Hospital Bombing, Trump’s Eyes on Venezuela, India Tariffs

The news, with American Prestige.

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

Rashid Khalidi speaks during a welcome rally for Mahmoud Khalil in Manhattan, New York.

Columbia, Trump, and the Palestine Exception Columbia, Trump, and the Palestine Exception

On this episode of American Prestige.

Aug 26, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Donald Trump welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Trump-Putin Summit, India’s Turn From the US to China, and Olivia Arigho-Stiles on the Bolivia Election Trump-Putin Summit, India’s Turn From the US to China, and Olivia Arigho-Stiles on the Bolivia Election

The news, on American Prestige.

Aug 22, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Glenn Loury

Self-Censorship, With Glenn Loury Self-Censorship, With Glenn Loury

On this episode of American Prestige.

Aug 19, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

U.S. President Donald Trump (C), Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L), and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R) sign the joint declaration 'peace roadmap' following their trilateral meeting at the White House in Washington D.C., United States on August 08, 2025.

Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal, Israel Seeks Country to Expel Palestinians, Upcoming Russia-Ukraine Summit Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal, Israel Seeks Country to Expel Palestinians, Upcoming Russia-Ukraine Summit

The news, from American Prestige.

Aug 15, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

A protester against the asylum seekers being housed in the Brook Hotel holds a sign saying “Deport Every Illegal” during the demonstration on August 8, 2025, in Norwich, United Kingdom.

“Of This World”: Politics in the Era of Rage, With Carlo Invernizzi Accetti “Of This World”: Politics in the Era of Rage, With Carlo Invernizzi Accetti

A special edition of American Prestige.

Aug 12, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins and Daniel Bessner

Supporters of Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group block the streets with burning tires as they rally in cars and motorbikes to protest the government's endorsement of a plan to disarm it, in Beirut’s southern suburbs early on August 8, 2025.

Lebanon Moves to Disarm Hezbollah, Netanyahu Announces His Gaza Occupation, and It’s the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing in Hiroshima Lebanon Moves to Disarm Hezbollah, Netanyahu Announces His Gaza Occupation, and It’s the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing in Hiroshima

On American Prestige: the week's news.

Aug 8, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

A Thai soldier stands guard amid the escalation of the Thailand-Cambodia dispute in Surin Province, Thailand on July 25, 2025.

Gaza Starvation, ICJ Climate Ruling, Thai-Cambodian Border Clash Gaza Starvation, ICJ Climate Ruling, Thai-Cambodian Border Clash

On this episode of American Prestige, all the news you need to know this week.

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

CIA chief Allen Dulles in 1958.

The CIA’s Imperial History, Part 2 The CIA’s Imperial History, Part 2

On this episode of American Prestige, the final part of our conversation with Hugh Wilford.

Jul 22, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

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