CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR

9-915

#Ukraine:  Thirteen Iran Drones intercepted over Kyiv.  Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol

https://www.foxnews.com/world/russia-launches-cluster-of-13-iranian-made-drones-kyiv-suspected-energy-attacs

915-930

#NATO: #Ukraine:  Vulnerable to drones..  Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol

https://news.yahoo.com/nato-eyes-boosting-air-defenses-050000199.html

930-945

#NYC: Bribing a public official is a crime, but not taking a bribe as a public official. Harry Siegel, NY Daily News

https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-why-bribery-is-no-longer-a-crime-for-the-bribed-20221210-a5hfuu7mvjgutkczyfcd6ewuzm-story.html

 

945-1000

#UK: #France: Sunak Government reopens West Cambria Colliery. Simon Constable, Forbes, WSJ.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/07/europe/uk-coal-mine-cumbria-energy-climate-intl-gbr/index.html

SECOND HOUR

10-1015

#PRC;  Banning TikTok.  Alan Tonelson, independent economic policy analyst who blogs at RealityChek and tweets at @AlanTonelson:

  @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hillhttps://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/13/china-brings-wto-case-against-us-chip-export-restrictions.html

 

 

 

1015-1030

#PRC:  The Post Office and the defense of Oceania by the Pacific Fleet. James Fanell, government fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy and retired U.S. Navy captain who served as director of Intelligence and Information Operations of the U.S. Pacific Fleet,@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill

https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-u-s-bid-to-blunt-chinas-pacific-sway-postal-service-has-a-say-11670787200

 

1030-1045

#PRC: Mobile anti-satellite missiles. Rick Fisher, senior fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill

https://www.foxnews.com/science/chinas-capabilities-pose-potential-threat-american-space-assets-us-military-general-says.amp

 

1045-1100

#PRC: #India under attack again & What is to be done?  Jonathan Ward, author of China's Vision of Victory, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63953400

https://www.ft.com/content/333aa07e-93ff-4e97-95c4-548bdccb5661

 

THIRD HOUR

1100-1115

#Germany: The moral authority of the EU moves East. Judy Dempsey, Strategic Europe, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/88588

1115-1130

#Germany: Strangeness of the Reichsbuerger movement. Judy Dempsey, Strategic Europe, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-12-07/explainer-germanys-reichsbuerger-searching-for-an-emperor-and-fascinated-by-guns

1130-1145

#WashingtonDC: Pentagon meets Silicon Valley and its clouds. Francis Rose. #TheFederalGovernementwithFrancisRose.

https://audioboom.com/posts/8210920-preview-2-12-9-22-the-pentagon-awards-jwcc
 

1145-1200
#Russia: Oil price cap success so far. Michael Bernstam, Hoover Institution

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-money/2022/12/09/the-russia-oil-price-cap-how-its-going-and-why-doubts-linger-00073199

FOURTH HOUR

12-1215

#Iran: Condemning to death a FIFA Iran star. Behnam ben Taleblu, FDD

https://www.kcrg.com/2022/12/14/26-year-old-professional-soccer-player-may-face-execution-iran-protesting-government/

1215-1230

#Iran: The Iran deal remains on the table.  Behnam ben Taleblu, FDD

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/russia-iran-exploring-joint-production-151559176.html

1230-1245 

#CommercialSpace: #ThinkOrbital joins the Space station building boom. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com

https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/another-space-station-company-thinkorbital-enters-the-competition/

1245-100 am

#Mars: #Insight lives. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com

https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/insight-still-going-but-barely/