American Prestige

By: Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison
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  • A podcast from Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison that provides listeners with everything they need to know about what’s going on in the world. americanprestige.supportingcast.fm
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  • Bonus - 20th Century Iraq and the Rise of Ba'athism, Ep. 4 w/ Brandon Wolf-Hunnicutt (Preview)

    Bonus - 20th Century Iraq and the Rise of Ba'athism, Ep. 4 w/ Brandon Wolf-Hunnicutt (Preview)
    Jan 12 2025
    Brandon Wolfe-Hunnicutt, associate professor of history at California State University, Stanislaus, is back to conclude the series on his book The Paranoid Style in American Diplomacy: Oil and Arab Nationalism in Iraq. The group delves into the the aftermath of the 1963 coups, American narratives that formed around the Middle East in light of "petro dollar Christianity", President Abdul Salam Arif, the founding of the Iraq National Oil Company, the Ba'athist return in the 1968 17 July Revolution, and the state of play in US-Iraqi relations in the 1970s. Subscribe now for the full episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • AP x Nonzero - Jimmy Carter vs. Donald Trump w/ Robert Wright

    AP x Nonzero - Jimmy Carter vs. Donald Trump w/ Robert Wright
    Jan 10 2025
    The bi-monthly collaboration between AP and Nonzero Newsletter continues! Our dear paid subscribers also get access to the additional "Overtime" conversation and a discounted membership to Nonzero, so subscribe now for that and much more content! Video 0:00 The NonZero-American Prestige punk-rock crossover continues 1:49 Is it time to freak out about Trump? 9:06 Are international norms eroding? 21:16 Jimmy Carter’s legacy 28:38 Heading to Overtime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins
  • News - Lebanon Elects a President, Afghanistan and Pakistan Skirmish at the Border, Trump Embraces Imperialism

    News - Lebanon Elects a President, Afghanistan and Pakistan Skirmish at the Border, Trump Embraces Imperialism
    Jan 10 2025
    Danny and Derek return to the newsroom for the first time in 2025! This week: the transition process continues in Syria (1:48) as the US government beginning relations with the new Syrian leadership (7:11), but fighting continues between Turkey and the SDF (10:25); in Lebanon, the IDF faces a withdrawal deadline (13:48) and the parliament finally elects a new president (15:46); yet more Gaza ceasefire talks are underway (19:37); the downing of a civilian aircraft strains Azerbaijan-Russia relations (22:54); Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border fire (26:05); South Korea is still trying to arrest impeached president Yoon while the interim president is also impeached (27:55); the Biden administration determines that the RSF is committing genocide in Sudan (31:13); as a new Ukrainian offensive is underway in Kursk (33:49), the Russians continue advancing in eastern Ukraine (35:36); Austria looks to be getting a far-right government (37:21); Justin Trudeau resigns as prime minister of Canada (40:21); and Donald Trump appears to warm up to the idea of conquering everything (43:12). To help support people in LA: Los Angeles Tenants Union A comprehensive list of mutual aid resources Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 mins

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This busted a personal nagging mystery!

I've been struggling to understand evangelicals in politics and American foreign policies. This episode was a very helpful beginning . Thank you!

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Valuable Foreign Policy Perspective as always

Derek really shows as always how much he knows about current events in nearly every region.

In addition, I really liked Bessner's question about Kazakhstan vs. popular protest in the modern age of state militarization. If you guys ever found scholars that focus on this topic broadly world-wide or in other regions, I think they would make for really good interviews.

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