Tuesday 26 October 2021
CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
FIRST HOUR
9-915 #LondonCalling: Boris Johnson speaks candidly of Green costs for the UK. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion
https://www.wsj.com/articles/oops-boris-johnson-truth-climate-energy-prices-costs-1163482697
915-930 #LondonCalling: Inflation watch at the Bank of England. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion
https://news.yahoo.com/bank-of-england-chief-economist-keeps-november-interest-rate-hike-possibility-live-112155081.html
930-945 #LondonCalling: Vladmir Putin speaks candidly of energy costs for the EU. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/world/europe/putin-russia-natural-gas-europe.html
945-1000 #LondonCalling: Extinction Rebellion at COP26. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cop26-glasgow-security-challenges-extinction-rebellion-kkzkmsg85
SECOND HOUR
10-1015 #StateThinking: Liz Truss, once and future Cold Warrior. @MaryKissel, Former Senior Adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Executive VP Stephens Inc.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/10/25/china-hits-irresponsible-liz-truss-remarks-hong-kong-rights/
Elizabeth Mary Truss is a British politician serving as Foreign Secretary since 2021 and Minister for Women and Equalities since 2019.
1015-1030 #StateThinking: The EU futilely blames Russia. @MaryKissel, Former Senior Adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Executive VP Stephens Inc.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-urges-russia-to-supply-gas-to-europe-quickly-rather-than-wait-for-pipeline-approval/ar-AAPWxY7
1030-1045 The DOD existential threat is China. Nadia Schadlow @HooverInst
https://www.wsj.com/articles/distracted-defense-department-china-instability-military-climate-race-11634848224?st=6oyeqa88rdnufbz&reflink=article_gmail_share
1045-1100 Hawkish chatter from the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Soumaya Keynes @TheEconomist
https://www.economist.com/britain/2021/10/23/why-the-bank-of-england-is-looking-unusually-hawkish
THIRD HOUR
1100-1115 The most inflated Thanksgiving meal; & What is to be done? @LizPeek @TheHill @FoxNews
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/petrol-prices-hit-record-high-in-truly-dark-day-for-motorists-tvsdf790f
1115-1130 Wealth tax and its discontents. @LizPeek @TheHill @FoxNews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democrats-wealth-tax-mirage-billionaires-janet-yellen-kyrsten-sinema-joe-manchin-11635197950
1130-1145 Measuring Mayors, Part 1. @HarrySiegel @NYDailyNews
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-the-measure-of-bill-de-blasio-20211023-bizns6jhvbajrng7tnbkua6sba-story.html
1145-1200 E-3 Sentry AWACS is worn out; & What is to be done? RADM Mark Montgomery @Fdd
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2021/10/25/wedge-e-7a-wedgetail-into-air-force-fleet/
FOURTH HOUR
12-1215 The Northern Ireland troubles return with a Brexit breakdown. Judy Dempsey, @Judy_Dempsey. Editor in chief #StrategicEurope, blog of @Carnegie_Europe.
https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/85586
1215-1230 Poland's partisan politics contradict the EU Treaty goals. Judy Dempsey, @Judy_Dempsey. Editor in chief #StrategicEurope, blog of @Carnegie_Europe.
https://carnegieeurope.eu/2021/10/14/poland-tests-eu-s-future-pub-85565
1230-1245 Russian Letters of Marque for cyber pirates. Patrick Tucker, @DefTechPat @DefenseOne, Defense One technology editor, & author, The Naked Future: What Happens in a World That Anticipates Your Every Move.
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/10/russian-corruption-makes-it-harder-crack-down-ransomware/186252/
A letter of marque and reprisal (lettre de marque; lettre de course) was a government license in the Age of Sail that authorized a private person, known as a privateer or corsair, to attack and capture vessels of a nation at war with the issuer.
1245-100 AM DOD dreaming of cyber, AI, hypersonic, quantum computing and more magic. Patrick Tucker, @DefTechPat @DefenseOne, Defense One technology editor, & author, The Naked Future: What Happens in a World That Anticipates Your Every Move.
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/10/exclusive-pentagons-top-science-official-how-dod-will-pursue-breakthrough-technology/186008/