#Ukraine: ZNPP alert because of a power line anomaly. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kyiv-says-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-switched-reserve-power-line-2023-08-10/

915-930

#Ukraine: Peace talk in Jeddah and Ankara & What is to be done?  Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-saudi-talks-were-breakthrough-kyiv-has-more-offer-africa-than-2023-08-10/

930-945

#ScalaReport: #PRC sinking with global demand sinking. The unsolved commercial real estate. Chris Riegel, CEO Scala.com #Stratacache. 

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/china-bans-negative-economic-commentary-mentions-deflation

945-1000

#NYC: City Hall and 100,000 migrants abandoned. Harry Siegel, TheCity.com 

 

Https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-blue-state-migrant-mess-721d823b

 

SECOND HOUR

10-1015

#Iran: Ransom. Richard Goldberg is a senior advisor at FDD. From 2019-2020, Richard served as the Director for Countering Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction for the White House National Security Council. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/politics/iran-us-prisoner-swap.html
 
 

1015-1030

#PRC: Influencers Code Pink said to be CCP influenced.  Craig Singleton is a senior fellow at FDD, where he analyzes great power competition with China. .Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/world/europe/neville-roy-singham-china-propaganda.html
https://apnews.com/article/biden-china-investment-ai-national-security-dd6a5b138e6c7cba31468dc89f776e8d
 

1030-1045
#Iran: The hostage deal unknowns. Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior fellow at FDD.  Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/politics/iran-us-prisoner-swap.html
 
 
1045-1100
#Lebanon: Assaf Orion, whose broad research scope ranges from relations with China to Israel’s regional political-military strategy and policy, is the Liz and Mony Rueven International Fellow with The Washington Institute. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1.
 
https://www.timesofisrael.com/gallant-warns-hezbollah-against-escalation-well-return-lebanon-to-the-stone-age/
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/economic-and-security-conditions-lebanon
 

THIRD HOUR

1100-1115

#Canada: A death in Toronto and a tale of bullying. Conrad Black, National Post.

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/richard-bilksztos-death-was-the-end-result-of-a-culture-intent-on-defaming-itself

1115-1130
#Argentina: The long history of the collapsing peso. Mary Anastasia O'Grady, WSJOpinion.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/groundhog-day-for-deadbeat-argentina-peso-imf-inflation-collapse-china-yuan-b97551c2

1130-1145

#NewWorldReport: Assassination in Quito. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ecuador-declares-state-of-emergency-after-presidential-hopeful-killed/ar-AA1f5A0B

1145-1200

#PRC: Soft Power Xi failure. Sadanand Dhume, WSJOpinion

https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-cant-seem-to-make-friends-or-influence-people-popularity-beijing-economic-rise-asia-polls-2779690b

FOURTH HOUR

12-1215

#France: Sunflowers in bloom, climate perfectly South of France. Simon Constable, WSJ, Barrin's. O#ccitane.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/other/i-m-spending-3-weeks-in-the-south-of-france-with-just-a-carry-on-here-s-what-i-m-packing/ar-AA1exkW2

1215-1230

#Russia: Ruble sinking toward 100 per dollar, FX suspended.. Michael Bernstam, Hoover Institution.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-09/ruble-weakens-toward-100-per-dollar-for-first-time-in-16-months?cmpid=BBD080923_CEU&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=230809&utm_campaign=closeeurope&sref=5g4GmFHo

1230-1245

1/2: #ODNI: #Iran: The disconnect between what the ODNI asserts of Ian's suspect nuclear program and known facts. Richard Goldberg, FDD

https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/08/07/fdd-supplemental-iran-nuclear-assessment-to-odni-annual-report/

 

1245-100 am

2/2: #ODNI: #Iran: The disconnect between what the ODNI asserts of Ian's suspect nuclear program and known facts. Richard Goldberg, FDD

https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/08/07/fdd-supplemental-iran-nuclear-assessment-to-odni-annual-report/