WEDNESDAY 10 JANUARY 2024
CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
FIRST HOUR
9-915
1/2: #USA: The cultural chaos of Progressivism's DEI in the economy, military, law enforcement, education, borders.& What is to be done? Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/08/a-culture-in-collapse/
915-930
2/2: #USA: The cultural chaos of Progressivism's DEI in the economy, military, law enforcement, education, borders.& What is to be done? Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/08/a-culture-in-collapse/
930-945
#Russia: The Kremlin encourages babies and settlers to Siberia. The response is disappointing. Ekaterina Zolotova @GPFutures.
https://geopoliticalfutures.com/family-matters-in-russia/
945-1000
#Covid-19: Omicron JN.1 along with Influenza and RSV blanket the planet & What is to be done? Henry Miller, American Council on Science and Health.
SECOND HOUR
10-1015
#Taiwan: The weary cynicism of the voters. Charles Burton, senior fellow at the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Charles is in Taipei so we will get his take from there on the election. We can also cover this:
1015-1030
#Taiwan: Mainland threats continue to boost DPP credibility. Jonathan Ward, author of the just-released The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph Over China, on these:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67909071
https://www.businessinsider.com/taiwan-war-impact-us-economic-growth-first-year-china-chips-2024-1
1030-1045
#Oceania: Waiting on Congress. Cleo Paskal, non-resident fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democrcies, on this:
1045-1100
#PRC: #Iran: Tehran raises its prices to Beijing. Rebecca Grant, president of IRIS Independent Research and a visiting fellow of the Lexington Institute, on these: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/irans-oil-trade-with-china-stalls-tehran-demands-higher-prices-2024-01-05/ https://www.voanews.com/amp/skorea-s-spy-agency-hamas-used-north-korean-weapons-against-israel-/7432029.html
THIRD HOUR
1100-1115
#NewWorldReport: Ecuador crisis Live TV. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/key-moments-ecuadors-fresh-wave-violence-2024-01-10/
1115-1130
#NewWorldReport: Lula vs Bolsonaro, Continues. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
1130-1145
#NewWorldReport: The World Bank projects slight growth for the regio, 2.2 to 2.3. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
1145-1200
#NewWorldReport: Guatemala awaits Arevalo. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
FOURTH HOUR
12-1215
#Eurozone: Celebrating 25 years of the Euro's success. Simon Constable, WSJ.com
https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/dollar-fx-stock-investors-f948579f
1215-1230s
#Russia: World Bank estimates that Russia''s war economy peaked in 2023 and will decline steeply to 2025.
Growth in Russia is projected to slow to 1.3 percent in 2024, and then to 0.9 percent in 2025, near its potential rate. Tightening monetary policy is expected to dampen domestic demand. Trade diversion to China, India, and Türkiye is evident for both exports and imports (figure 2.2.2.B). However, for products affected by sanctions in response to the invasion, the increase in imports from China only offsets about a quarter of the decrease in imports from the European Union (EU) in 2022 (Grekou, Mignon, and Ragot 2023). Capacity constraints, including tight labor market conditions and scarcity of domestic labor due to the invasion, will continue to restrict growth.
1230-1245
#SpaceX: Musk pushes back against the NLRB complaint. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
1245-100 am
#JPL: Cutbacks at Mars Sample Return. Bob Zimmerman Beh