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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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Recent Guests

Brad Simpson
Professor of history at the University of Connecticut; author of The First Right, Self-Determination and the Transformation of International Order, 1941 to 2000
University of Connecticut
Episode: E259 - Who’s Allowed Self-Determination? w/ Brad Simpson
Joel Christensen
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Classics at the CUNY Graduate Center
CUNY Graduate Center
Episode: Bonus - The Real Odyssey w/ Joel Christensen (Preview)
Andrew Preston
WL. Lyons Brown Jr. Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished Professor of Diplomacy and Statecraft at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
Episode: E258 - How the New Deal Invented the National Security State w/ Andrew Preston
Ann Manov
Writer for Harper's Magazine
Harper's Magazine
Episode: Bonus - The Right Takes Higher Ed w/ Ann Manov (Preview)
Matt Avery Sutton
Guest expected to discuss Trump and the Religious Right
Episode: Bonus - Trump and the Religious Right w/ Matt Avery Sutton (Preview)
Evan Osnos
Staff writer for The New Yorker; host of The Political Scene segment
The New Yorker
Episode: News - U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Collapses, Hamas Dissolves Gaza Government, Sudan’s El-Obeid Braces for RSF Assault
Jake Nabel
Tombros Professor of Classical Studies and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Penn State, author of The Arsacids of Rome
Penn State
Episode: E256 - Rome and Ancient Iran w/ Jake Nabel
Curt Mills
Executive Director of the American Conservative
American Conservative
Episode: Bonus - A Left-Right Antiwar Alliance? w/ Curt Mills and Andrew Day (Preview)
Andrew Day
Senior Editor of the American Conservative
American Conservative
Episode: Bonus - A Left-Right Antiwar Alliance? w/ Curt Mills and Andrew Day (Preview)

Hosts

Daniel Bessner
Host of the show and co-host who introduces guests and frames topics.
Derek Davison
Co-host who engages with the guest and drives discussion.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 2.2k ratings
  • Latest Episode

    Enjoy the show, wondering if your latest guest on National Security had read on ‘British Security Coordination: Secret History of British Intelligence in the Americas 1940-45’

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Fan of Pod Save America
    Canada22 days ago
  • Very irritating host

    Danny is the podcast host equivalent of Kanye taking the mic and saying “ima let you finish but” interrupting his guests to answer his own questions and then asking them if they agree with him. Please learn to not interrupt or let Derek take the lead he is a much better host and interviewer. Also Robert Wright does not know what he’s talking about, why is he even here ? Broiest bro down I’ve ever had the displeasure of listening to.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    RegularPers0n
    United Statesa month ago
  • Best leftist foreign policy podcast by far

    EXTREMELY well-researched and high quality. Excellent discussions, very academic, but still very fun to listen to.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jimmby Felon
    United Statesa month ago
  • Best Global News Podcast

    Exceptional coverage of global news with in depth interviews, well worth paying for as well as listening to the public episodes

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    BigBootyMarx
    United States2 months ago
  • Comprehensive, insightful

    Easily the best balance of covering world events succinctly while offering intelligent analysis and interviews with actually interesting people and not just former ambassadors who drone on and on.

    There are only so many hours in the day and so this is now the only foreign affairs podcast I have time for.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    J Lorne
    United States2 months ago

Listeners Say

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Thoughtful and informative analysis that stays grounded in history.
Covers world events with a critical, anti-imperialist lens and strong guests.
A go-to for nuanced foreign policy critique from a left perspective.
Polished hosts with rigorous interviews; some listeners note occasional interruptions.
Indispensable for staying informed about global affairs with depth.

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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

E259 - Who’s Allowed Self-Determination? w/ Brad Simpson
Q: Can you summarize the Nigerian Civil War case and what it reveals about the limits of self-determination as an international principle?
The Biafra case shows that even when secession is framed as a right of self-determination, international reaction can legitimize a state's use of force to maintain territorial integrity, highlighting the gap between legal rights and political outcomes.
E259 - Who’s Allowed Self-Determination? w/ Brad Simpson
Q: How did FDR's beliefs about decolonization evolve during and after World War II, and would a different outcome have changed the postwar order?
FDR started relatively sympathetic to anti-colonial movements but shifted towards safeguarding great power equations as World War II progressed; a different outcome could have altered the balance of decolonization and the formation of the postwar order, though it's speculative.
E259 - Who’s Allowed Self-Determination? w/ Brad Simpson
Q: Brad, from a theoretical perspective, does the UN expansion and bottom-up activism imply power is universalized, or does it still reflect power politics at the state level?
Power is not simply inscribed in institutions like the UN; norms and institutions themselves embody power relations, and bottom-up activism has repeatedly pressed for expanded sovereignty even as great powers attempt to reassert control.
E252 - Hondurasgate and U.S. Power in Latin America w/ José Luis Granados Ceja
Q: What role does Israel play in this plot, and is there evidence of direct involvement?
Israel is described as seeking to influence regional opinion through propaganda and support for narratives that shift views in Latin America; there are hints about rabbis connected to funding and potential links to the Israeli government, though the speakers note ongoing investigations.
E252 - Hondurasgate and U.S. Power in Latin America w/ José Luis Granados Ceja
Q: What's going on here? What is the scandal?
The guest explains Hondurasgate as a complex web involving audio leaks that allegedly show collaboration between right-wing Honduran politicians, elements in the U.S. government, and Israel, aimed at undermining leftist movements across Latin America and to influence elections.

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A sharp, analytically driven show that centers geopolitics, foreign policy, and political economy, often tracing the interplay between state power, capital, and global institutions. Episodes typically feature scholars, researchers, and policy experts who dissect current events, historical trends, and ideological currents—from energy transitions and the politics of the Global South to media, tech, and cultural history. Noteworthy are deep dives into liberalism, Cold War legacies, multipolarity, and on-the-ground reporting from conflict zones, paired with rigorous critique of mainstream narratives. Listeners are likely drawn to thoughtful, left-leaning analysis that challenges conventional wisdom and connects theory to contemporary power dyna... more

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