Derek Davison

Derek 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.

PKK Ceasefire, Ukraine Aid in Question, Blackrock Targets Panama Canal

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

Mar 7, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

The End of the PKK

The End of the PKK The End of the PKK

On this episode of American Prestige, Gönül Tol and Djene Bajalan on the current state of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

Mar 4, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a press conference in Kyiv on February 26, 2025.

PKK Disarmament, US/Ukraine Mineral Deal, German Election PKK Disarmament, US/Ukraine Mineral Deal, German Election

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

Feb 28, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Aerial view image of the Pentagon.

MAGA Defense Cuts? MAGA Defense Cuts?

On this episode of American Prestige, William Hartung on the Trump administration’s planned budget cuts for the Pentagon.

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

Displaced Sudanese wait for buses transporting people on February 10, 2025, from Port Sudan to the Jazira state, which was retaken by the Sudanese army from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries last month.

US-Ukraine Tension, the RSF in Sudan, and Trump’s Proposed Defense Budget Cuts US-Ukraine Tension, the RSF in Sudan, and Trump’s Proposed Defense Budget Cuts

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

Feb 21, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

The flags of all EU member states fly outside the European Parliament building in Brussels, Belgium, on November 20, 2024.

A Stable, Post-Unipolar World A Stable, Post-Unipolar World

On this episode of American Prestige, Trita Parsi and Aslı Bâli on The Quincy Institute’s Better Order Project.

Feb 18, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Trump and Putin Talk Ukraine Ceasefire, M23 Continues the DRC Advance, Sudan’s Military Makes Gains

Trump and Putin Talk Ukraine Ceasefire, M23 Continues the DRC Advance, Sudan’s Military Makes Gains Trump and Putin Talk Ukraine Ceasefire, M23 Continues the DRC Advance, Sudan’s Military Makes Gains

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

Feb 14, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

A demonstrator carries a sign ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) near the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024.

American Jews, Israel, and Palestine American Jews, Israel, and Palestine

On this episode of American Prestige, Peter Beinart on his new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning.

Feb 11, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Rubio Goes to Latin America, the  Ceasefire Ends, Trump Proposes a Gaza Takeover

Rubio Goes to Latin America, the Ceasefire Ends, Trump Proposes a Gaza Takeover Rubio Goes to Latin America, the Ceasefire Ends, Trump Proposes a Gaza Takeover

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

Feb 7, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

A crowd rejoices near a group of M23 soldiers as the M23 rebel group retained control of Goma, on January 31, 2025, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

M23, the DRC, and Rwanda M23, the DRC, and Rwanda

On this episode of American Prestige, Marie-Rose Tshite on the uprising in Goma, and its ties to Rwanda.

Feb 4, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

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