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Danny and Derek speak with Jonathan Cheng, China bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, about the Christian origins of North Korea’s founding ideology and the subsequent personality... more

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Danny and Derek speak with economist Christopher Hartwell about how wealthy elites who strike bargains with authoritarians often come to regret it. They discuss oligarchs in post-Soviet Russia, authoritarian state... more

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Recent Guests

Jonathan Cheng
China Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
Episode: E263 - North Korea’s Roots in Christianity w/ Jonathan Cheng
Christopher Hartwell
Professor of international business policy and head of the International Management Institute at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Episode: Bonus - The Oligarch-Authoritarian Bargain w/ Christopher Hartwell (Preview)
Lisandro Claudio
Associate Professor at UC Berkeley; author
University of California, Berkeley
Episode: E262 - American Austerity in the Philippines w/ Lisandro Claudio
Corey Robin
Professor of political science at Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College
Episode: Bonus - The New History of Capitalism: A Critique w/ Corey Robin (Preview)
Molly Crabapple
Artist and writer; author of Here Where We Live Is Our Country. The Story of the Jewish Bund
Episode: E261 - The History of the Jewish Bund w/ Molly Crabapple
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)

Hosts

Daniel Bessner
Host of American Prestige; frequent co-host; author and professor
Derek Davison
Co-host of American Prestige; host of The Show (co-host) a recurring role; commentator

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
    Canadaa month 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 States2 months 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

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Listeners praise in-depth, well-researched analysis and strong guests.
Promos and banter are noted as part of the show's distinctive style.
Guests and analysis are frequently highlighted as high-quality and timely for policy discussions.
Some criticism centers on host interruptions and interview pacing.
Overall, audiences find it a must-listen for foreign policy with historical grounding.

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

E263 - North Korea’s Roots in Christianity w/ Jonathan Cheng
Q: So Jonathan, you talked about the Sino-Japanese War. Let's talk about the Japanese occupation and how Christianity relates to resistance and to Kim Hyung-jik's role.
Cheng explains that Christians in Korea used Christianity as a vehicle for national identity and resistance against Japanese colonization, highlighting Kim Hyung-jik's devout faith and his influence on nationalist sentiment that fed the later cult of personality around the Kim family.
E260 - Imperialist Realism w/ Danny Bessner
Q: What inspired the concept of Imperialist Realism?
The guest explains it arose from analyzing post-9/11 U.S. foreign policy, the war on terror, and the noticeable cynicism and end of mass politics, leading to the idea that the U.S. remains an empire that acts despite a lack of ideological consensus.
Bonus - Ukraine's PR War w/ Mark Ames (Preview)
Q: What is the practical impact of Ukraine's long-range strikes on the war's front lines?
The guests suggest the strikes have limited direct impact on front-line dynamics but may affect morale and political perception; the real leverage would require broader, more systemic changes, which have not materialized according to their assessment.
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.

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