Thursday 16 December 2021
CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
FIRST HOUR
9-915
#Ukraine: What do Putin and Xi want? @AnatolLieven, @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/12/16/eu-ready-russian-surprises-amid-fears-kremlin-plot-invade-ukraine/
Anatol Lieven, @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst Georgetown University
915-930
#Ukraine: What do NATO and Ukraine want? Anatol Lieven @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst
https://news.yahoo.com/eu-threatens-russia-sanctions-nato-211803609.html
Anatol Lieven, @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst Georgetown University
930-945
Three California politicians 2022. Bill Whalen @HooverWhalen
https://www.hoover.org/research/californias-political-year-review
945-1000
Birth of the Commonwealth, December 11, 1931 @ConradMBlack
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-the-liberals-are-determined-to-squander-canadas-independence
SECOND HOUR
10-1015
Central Bankers hear the global inflation alarms. Veronique de Rugy, @veroderugy, @GeorgeMasonU, @Mercatus Center
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/12/16/bank-england-raises-interest-rates-first-time-three-years/
Veronique de Rugy, @veroderugy, @GeorgeMasonU, @Mercatus Center, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University & NRO Online.
1015-1030
Chile's stark decision. Mary Anastasia O'Grady @MaryAnastasiaOG @WSJOpinion https://www.wsj.com/articles/chile-high-stakes-election-economic-stagnation-constitution-jose-kast-gabriel-boric-11639339343
Mary Anastasia O’Grady, @MaryAnastasiaOG Wall Street Journal editorial board and “The Americas” columnist.
1030-1045
#ScalaReport: Europe panics at return to the office; & What is to be done? Chris Riegel @scala CEO, @STRATACACHE, #TheScalaReport
1045-1100
#HotelMars: Roscosmos Pichal joins ISS. Anatoly Zak @Russianspaceweb; David Livingston SpaceShow.com
Anatoly Zak, @RussianSpaceWeb journalist and illustrator specialized in the history of space exploration.
THIRD HOUR
1100-1115
". . . because Putin has, at his back, domestic support." Ilan Berman @ilanberman ; Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
Ilan Berman is Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, D.C.. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Russian Federation, he has consulted for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency as well as the U.S. Departments of State and Defense, and has also provided assistance on foreign policy and national security issues to a range of governmental agencies and congressional offices.
· https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/world/europe/ukraine-nato-russia.html
· https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russia-hands-draft-security-pacts-us-expects-quick-81786647
· https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/16/germany-pipeline-threat-deter-russia-ukraine-olaf-scholz-nord-stream-2
Ilan Berman @ilanberman, Senior VP of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, D.C..
1115-1130
Hamas in Lebanon. Sarit Zehavi @ZehaviAlma, @Israel_Alma_org. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
· https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/10/middleeast/hamas-warehouse-explosion-lebanon-intl/index.html
· https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-said-to-form-lebanon-branch-to-open-new-front-against-israel/
· https://jcpa.org/hamas-is-preparing-to-attack-israel-from-southern-lebanon/
· https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-blames-fatah-for-deadly-shooting-in-lebanon-refugee-camp/
Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Sarit Zehavi is the CEO and founder of Alma – a nonprofit and an independent research and education center specialized in Israel’s security challenges on its northern border. She served for 15 years in the Israeli Defense Forces, specializing in Military Intelligence.
1130-1145
Iran erases its JCPOA obligations. David Albright @TheGoodISIS. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
· https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/a-comprehensive-survey-of-irans-advanced-centrifuges
· https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2021-12/news/irans-nuclear-growth-puts-deal-risk
· https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/iaea-strikes-deal-with-iran-replacing-cameras-workshop-2021-12-15/
David Albright, a physicist, is founder and president of the nonprofit Institute for Science and International Security in Washington, D.C.
1145-1200
What of the Arab Summit? Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1204/446477/AlAhram-Weekly/Opinion/The-Gulf-and-the-Arab-Summit.aspx
FOURTH HOUR
12-1215
#NewWorldReport: Chile votes. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis @revanellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/15/chile-to-elect-its-next-presid...
1215-1230
#NewWorldReport: Colombia turn hard left. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis @revanellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute.
https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2021/12/11/despite-the-polls-a-centrist-could-win-colombias-election-in-may
https://theglobalamericans.org/2021/11/colombia-election-too-early-to-call/
1230-1245
#NewWorldReport: Lithium bonanzas in Latin America. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis @revanellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute.
https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-politics/eight-companies-compete-to-be-bolivias-partners-in-lithium-industry/
https://grist.org/energy/the-world-needs-lithium-can-bolivias-new-presid...
1245-100 AM
#NewWorldReport: Evo Morales condemned by neighboring Peru. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis @revanellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/11/evo-morales-is-back-in-bolivia...