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Derek welcomes back to the program Ashoka Mody, Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor in International Economic Policy at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, to talk about this weekâs election in India. They discuss the issues facing voters, Modiâs presidential victory, his Bharatiya Janata Partyâs (BJP) surprise loss of iâŠ
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Once again, itâs your patented AP News Roundupâą. This week: in Palestine/Israel, Biden pushes a new ceasefire plan (0:30), an update on the situation on the ground in Gaza (8:06), Slovenia recognizes Palestinian statehood (11:37), and Congress (prematurely?) announces a Netanyahu visit (12:37); things further escalate between Hezbollah and Israel on the border with Lebanon (13:55); registration opens for candidates in Iranâs upcoming presidential election (16:45); Indiaâs election sees another Modi victory, but the end of his BJP partyâs 10-year majority (19:41); in Sudan, accusations of genocide in Darfur while another RSF atrocity is carried out in the countryâs Gezira state (22:49); the results of South Africaâs election, where the African National Congress (ANC) has lost its parliamentary majority (25:21); Ukraine appears to have taken Blinkenâs cue to begin using US/Western weapons in Russia (28:01); the results of Mexicoâs election (31:02); Joe Biden issues a new executive order limiting asylum at the southern border (32:06); and the EUâs Copernicus Climate Change Service reports that May 2024 confirms 12 consecutive months of record-breaking global temperatures (35:12).
Check out our pre- and post-Mexican election specials with Alexander Aviña.
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On this 80th anniversary of D-Day, Danny and Derek speak with Andrew Gulli, editor-in-chief of The Strand Magazine, which recently put out a previously unpublished short story by Rod Serling, âFirst Squad, First Platoonâ, based on his experiences fighting in the Philippines during WWII. They discuss Serlingâs background, his work on The Twilight Zone, aâŠ
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Danny and Derek are once again joined by Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, this time to break down Sundayâs presidential election in Mexico. Topics include reactions to Claudia Sheinbaumâs victory, what we might expect in her upcoming tenure, and what this means for left-wing movements around the world.
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Danny and Derek welcome back Jonathan Hunt, assistant professor at the U.S. Naval War College and a fellow of the Nuclear Security Program at Yale University, to talk about his book The Nuclear Club, which follows the efforts of a select few world powers to maintain exclusive access to nuclear weapons. This final episode examines President Lyndon Johnsonâs approach to nuclear weapons, the 1968 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and how Vietnam factored into its scope, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA), tactical nuclear weapons, the Treaty of Tlatelolco, and more.
Note: The views expressed here are those of the author alone and do not necessarily represent the views, policies, or positions of the U.S. Department of Defense or its components, to include the Department of the Navy or the U.S. Naval War College.
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Itâs Debate Day here at American Prestige, and Alexandre Lefebvre, professor of politics and philosophy at The University of Sydney, has graciously agreed to join us to discuss the major points of his book Liberalism as a Way of Life. He and Danny (along with Derekâs patented color commentary) have a spirited debate over the true nature of liberalism, hâŠ
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Danny and Derek welcome back Alexander Aviña, associate professor of history at Arizona State University, to discuss the election happening Sunday, June 2, wherein left-wing party MORENAâs Claudia Sheinbaum will face the conservative National Action Partyâs XĂłchitl GĂĄlvez and center-left Citizenâs Movementâs Jorge MĂĄynez to see who will succeed AndrĂ©s MâŠ
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Danny and Derek are innocent, with news to boot. This week: in Gaza, Israeli bombs displaced Palestinians in tents (0:29) despite the ICJ ruling calling for a halt in that operation (4:36), global opinion on Palestine continues to shift (7:12), Egyptian-Israeli border clashes (13:59), and more; some developments regarding Iranâs nuclear program (18:19); a summit attended by representatives of China, South Korea, and Japan (22:35); the DPRK/North Korea has a failed satellite launch (25:55); an update on Sudan, namely the besieged city of El Fasher (27:56); the Burkina Faso military junta delays the transition to civilian control (29:54); in Ukraine news, Vladimir Putin hints at a ceasefire recognizing the current territorial status (34:22) while Antony Blinken hints at the US greenlighting Ukraine using American long-range weapons to strike Russia (36:09); in Mexico, a presidential election on Sunday (39:56) while Mexico City is on the verge of losing its water supply (41:59).
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Weâre back with the fifth episode of the collaboration between AP and Nonzero Newsletter! Paid subscribers get a discounted membership to Nonzeroâ just scroll below the paywall near the bottom of the description, where youâll also find the video for the Overtime segment.
00:07 The Nonzero-American Prestige apocalypse aversion project
1:29 Are Bob, Derek, and Danny surprised the Gaza war is still going on?
4:31 Bidenâs simple political calculus on Gaza
13:08 Would Trump greenlight the ethnic cleansing of Gaza?
25:12 Israelâs plan (or lack thereof) for post-war Gaza
31:49 Heading to Overtime
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We all know about the United Statesâ deep commercial ties with China in this day and age, but has this been the case since Americaâs inception? Danny and Derek are joined by Stuart Rollo, postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for International Security Studies at the University of Sydney, for a discussion of his book Terminus: Westward Expansion, China, and the End of American Empire. The group examines the United Statesâ imperial evolution alongside Chinaâs parallel trajectory, considering the (sometimes oblique) role of China in major US conflicts, domestic Chinese milestonesâ effect on the US-China dynamic, the watershed change in their trade relations in the 1970s, and how America is trying to manage its current imperial decline.
Note: Stuart was unfortunately ill with Covid when recording this episode, but said that the show must go on!
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Bryan Pitts, assistant director of the Latin American Institute at UCLA, once again sits down with Danny and Derek to help us make our way through Brazilâs history. The discussion picks up in the postwar era, covering GetĂșlio Vargasâ fall from power, his famous âCarta Testamentoâ letter, the countryâs rural-to-urban migration, President Juscelino KubitsâŠ
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Danny and Derek return with the news roundup. This week: a Gaza update (0:35), three countries recognize Palestine (10:47), the ICC pursues arrest warrants (14:17), and an ICJ hearing wraps up (18:07); Yemeni Ansar Allah / Houthi forces down two US drones, plus the US admits its bombing campaigns have been futile (20:19); the death of Iranian president Embrahim Raisi (25:16); Taiwan inaugurates a new president and sees protests at the parliament while China conducts military drills nearby (27:38); protests and riots in Franceâs New Caledonia colony territory, prompting a visit from Macron (29:49); the US finally sets a date for withdrawing troops from Niger (33:52); Kenyaâs William Ruto visits the US, with the former countryâs mission to Haiti starting soon (34:40); an update on the Kharkiv offensive in Ukraine (36:58); and the UK schedules an election for July 4 (39:22).
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Danny and Derek speak with Katherine Zubovich, associate professor of history at SUNY Buffalo, about her book Moscow Monumental: Soviet Skyscrapers and Urban Life in Stalin's Capital. The discussion broaches what distinguishes Soviet design in the history of monumental architecture, the ill-fated Palace of the Soviets project, postwar Soviet skyscrapers, how ideology is reflected in the architecture, the challenges of ambitious urban planning in Moscow, and more.
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Danny and Derek chat with AP Iran expert Sina Toossi, senior non-resident fellow at the Center for International Policy, about the late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday along with foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The group delves into Raisiâs background and ideology, the next steps to find a new pâŠ
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Danny and Derek are once again joined by Bryan Pitts, assistant director of the Latin American Institute at UCLA, to discuss the history of Brazil. This episode starts in the late 19th century with Brazilâs âracial democracyâ, exploring the rise of rubber as a primary commodity, industrialization, the abolition of slavery, GetĂșlio Vargas and the RevolutâŠ
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Danny and Derek are back at âitâ (the news). This week: in Gaza, a Rafah invasion update and Bidenâs âred lineâ (0:29), more questions about Israelâs postwar plans (6:16), an update on the humanitarian situation and the American âaid pierâ (11:10), and the Biden administrationâs refusal to punish Israeli rights violations (15:05); Egypt-Israel tensions are escalating as Gaza continues to deteriorate (19:56); in Myanmar, a report on the forced conscription of the nationâs embattled Rohingya minority (22:49); in Sudan, the RSF has surrounded the city of El-Fasher, trapping about 2.5 million displaced civilians (25:36); the US withdrawal from Niger grinds on as the former sends a negotiating team to iron out the details (28:08); Vladimir Putin replaces defense minister Sergei Shoigu (30:34); in Ukraine, a new Russian offensive (33:34) and a visit from Antony Blinken (35:57); prime minister Robert Fico of Slovakia was shot five times in an attempted assassination (36:54); the State Department removes Cuba from a counterterrorism list only to keep it on a terrorism supporter list (38:23); a New Cold War update featuring Bidenâs new tariffs on Chinese imports (40:29) and Putin visits Xi Jinping (42:23).
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Danny welcomes back Jonathan Hunt, assistant professor at the U.S. Naval War College and a fellow of the Nuclear Security Program at Yale University, to talk about his book The Nuclear Club, which follows the efforts of a select few world powers to maintain exclusive access to nuclear weapons. This second part of the discussion picks up in the mid-1950s after Eisenhowerâs âAtoms for Peaceâ speech, non-proliferation movement leaders like Irish foreign minister Frank Aiken, the flexible response policy and other changes to Americaâs nuclear posture under the Kennedy Administration, the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty, proliferation optimists vs pessimists, and more through the late 1960s.
Check out the first episode here.
Note: The views expressed here are those of the author alone and do not necessarily represent the views, policies, or positions of the U.S. Department of Defense or its components, to include the Department of the Navy or the U.S. Naval War College.
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The AP trifecta once again reunites to answer your thoughts, queries, and, in one case, riddles. This edition broaches such topics as which nations would respectively sanction Jake and Derek, how Danny maintains such a prolific output, whether weâre already in a regional war in the Middle East, Kurt Cobain as a proxy for the end of history, and more.
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Danny and Derek welcome to the podcast Khalid Medaniâassociate professor of political science, director of the Institute of Islamic Studies, and chair of the African Studies Program at McGill Universityâfor a deep dive into the conflict that has engulfed Sudan since last Spring. They delve into its roots going back to the 1989 coup, break down the makeup of the primary combatants (the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces), how these groups are able to continue recruiting and maintain support networks, the conflictâs catastrophic humanitarian crisis and regional effects, foreign mercenaries and whether it has become a proxy war, efforts of local civil leaders to quell the fighting, and what things might look like moving forward.
As Khalid noted, two places to which he recommends you donate are the Sudanese Doctors Union or the Sudan Solidarity Collective.
Some of Khalidâs recent work:
* âThe Struggle for Sudanâ from Middle East Reportâs Spring 2024 issue is a primer on Sudan.
* Middle East Research and Information Projectâs Spring 2024 issue has multiple contributors, including Khalid, writing about the conflict.
* His book Black Markets and Militants: Informal Networks in the Middle East and Africa, which is free via Open Access.
* âOpinion: The brutal conflict in Sudan is not a civil war. Itâs a war on civiliansâ from The Globe and Mail.
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In light of the untimely death of engineer/producer/musician Steve Albini, we wanted to share an interview Danny did with him for an upcoming (non-American Prestige) podcast on grunge music. This was recorded in August 2020.
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