The John Batchelor Show

Thursday 26 May 2022

Air Date: 
May 26, 2022

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR

9-915          
#Ukraine: Kissinger speaks of partition. Anatol Lieven, @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst  Georgetown University 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kissinger-calls-to-cede-to-russia-akin-to-1930s-appeasement-zelensky-says/ar-AAXKfHR
 
 

915-930          
#Ukraine: What is NATO's goal? Anatol Lieven, @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst  Georgetown University 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kissinger-calls-to-cede-to-russia-akin-to-1930s-appeasement-zelensky-says/ar-AAXKfHR
 
 

930-945          
#NYC: Guns and Mayor Adams. Harry Siegel, @NYDailyNews and The Daily Beast.
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-judging-eric-adams-20220521-3q6o6ww545buba6dxxeokkmb64-story.html
 
 

945-1000          
#Energy: Coal-fired plants never sleep. Bud Weinstein, The Hill.
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3495958-dont-write-off-coal-we-need-it-to-ensure-power-grid-reliability/

 

SECOND HOUR

10-1015          
1/2:  #Ukraine: Global food security at risk. Matthieu Favas, Economist
https://www.economist.com/briefing/2022/05/19/a-world-grain-shortage-puts-tens-of-millions-at-risk?frsc=dg%7Ce
Matthieu Favas is The Economist’s Finance Correspondent. He covers finance with a global remit, notably fintech, alternative assets, trade finance, development finance, soft commodities, insurance and market infrastructure

 

1015-1030            
2/2:  #Ukraine: Global food security at risk. Matthieu Favas, Economist
https://www.economist.com/briefing/2022/05/19/a-world-grain-shortage-puts-tens-of-millions-at-risk?frsc=dg%7Ce
Matthieu Favas is The Economist’s Finance Correspondent. He covers finance with a global remit, notably fintech, alternative assets, trade finance, development finance, soft commodities, insurance and market infrastructure
 

1030-1045          
#ScalaReport: Walmarts and Amazon connected to layoffs connected to the supply chain connected to inflation connected to Walmarts and Amazon. Chris Riegel CEO Scala.com, #TheScalaReport
ttps://www.zerohedge.com/economics/bloated-inventories-hit-walmart-target-and-other-retailers-profits-trucking-demand
Chris Riegel, Scala CEO,  STRATACACHE, #TheScalaReport
 

1045-1100          
#Chile: Constitutional incoherence. Mary Anastasia O'Grady. WSJOpinion
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chile-constitutional-convention-rewrite-new-entitlement-private-school-voucher-authoritarian-11653247004

 

THIRD HOUR

1100-1115            
#Turkey: One thousand one hundred fifty rooms in the Sultan's palace; & What is to be done? Cliff May, FDD. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/25/sweden-finland-hold-talks-in-turkey-over-nato-membership
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/may/24/turkey-natos-problem-child/
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/new-offensive-northern-syria-would-further-undermine-regional-stability-us-state-2022-05-24/
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-707662
 

1115-1130          
#Israel:  Jerusalem Day Risk. Elad Strohmayer is Spokesperson of the Embassy of Israel to the United States in Washington, D.C. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-and-visiting-turkish-fm-agree-on-path-forward-to-return-ambassadors/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-controversy-european-parliament-president-touches-down-in-israel/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-day-flag-march-will-limit-attendance-at-damascus-gate-western-wall/
https://www.axios.com/2022/05/25/israel-rejects-spike-missile-ukraine-germany-russia
https://www.axios.com/2022/05/25/turkish-foreign-minister-israel-visit-cavusoglu
 

1130-1145           
#Iran:  Food security in the Shia crescent in Iran. David Schenker, Taube Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Program on Arab Politics. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/lebanon-election-new-faces-parliament-seize-moment-change
https://abcnews.go.com/International/bloody-protests-iran-food-prices/story?id=84789746
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2022/05/23/protests-in-iran-surging/
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-707261
https://www.jns.org/irgc-has-covert-presence-in-red-sea-says-top-defense-researcher/
https://www.newsweek.com/russias-withdrawal-syria-opportunity-israel-opinion-1708727
 

1145-1200          
#PRC: Blue Pacific at risk. Dr. Lawrence A. Franklin, former USAF Reserve Colonel Military Attaché to the U.S. Embassy in Israel. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/23/asia/the-quad-tokyo-summit-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/explainer-stake-china-south-pacific-visit-84985399
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2022/05/06/does-the-china-solomon-islands-security-pact-portend-a-more-interventionist-beijing/
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/18549/china-pacific-power-grab
https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/china-solomon-islands-security-pact-us-south-pacific
 

FOURTH HOUR

12-1215          
#Markets: The recession will be painful. Veronique de Rugy, @veroderugy,  @GeorgeMasonU, @Mercatus Center, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University & NRO Online.
https://www.creators.com/read/veronique-de-rugy/05/22/spread-the-blame-around-for-feds-lack-of-accountability
 
 

1215-1230          
#Canada: Pierre Poilievre is leading. Conrad Black, National Post
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-poilievre-has-a-real-chance-to-break-the-liberal-status-quo-and-that-has-his-enemies-trembling
Conrad Black, @ConradMBlack  @nationalpost  Baron Black of Crossharbour, KSG; British former newspaper publisher; prolific author
 

1230-1245           
#HotelMars: Starliner succeeds glitchily. Douglas Messier is Managing Editor of ParabolicArc.com, a daily blog that covers commercial space and more.  David Livingston, SpaceShow.com
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-23/pandemic-driven-trade-boom-begins-to-fade-for-asia-manufacturers?cmpid=BBD052422_TRADE&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=220524&utm_campaign=trade&sref=5g4GmFHo
 
 

1245-100 AM           
#California: $23,000.00 surplus per household; & What is to be done? Lee Ohanian. Hoover Institution
https://www.hoover.org/research/despite-spending-11-billion-san-francisco-sees-its-homelessness-problems-spiral-out-control
 
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