Daniel Bessner

Daniel Bessner is an associate professor of international studies at the University of Washington and the author of Democracy in Exile: Hans Speier and the Rise of the Defense Intellectual.

Feb

Imperial presidency

Is there really an autocratic threat coming from inside American democracy? Daniel Bessner on the growth of U.S. presidential power and the resiliency of the remaining checks on it.

09 Feb 2025

9 min read

Oct

Entanglements

Who actually runs U.S. foreign policy? Daniel Bessner on why elections come and go without major changes in American grand strategy.

10 Oct 2024

9 min read