The John Batchelor Show

Thursday 10 February 2022

Air Date: 
February 10, 2022

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR

9-915  #Ukraine: Legitimate National Security concerns. Anatol Lieven. @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/10/world/russia-ukraine-us
Anatol Lieven, @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst  Georgetown University 

915-930  #Ukraine: How far does the RU/CN alliance go?  Anatol Lieven. @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst
https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/new-china-russia-alliance-featuring-stephen-hadley-and-prime-minister-kevin-rudd
Anatol Lieven, @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst  Georgetown University 

930-945  #Ukraine: Mission to Moscow. Sophie Pedder @PedderSophie  @TheEconomist. Paris Bureau Chief, The Economist. 
https://www.economist.com/europe/emmanuel-macrons-ukraine-mission-buys-time-but-works-no-miracles/21807598?utm_medium=pr&utm_source=us-e
 

945-1000  #France: Macron vs Versailles for the Elysee Palace in Springtime.   Sophie Pedder @PedderSophie  @TheEconomist. Paris Bureau Chief, The Economist. 
https://www.economist.com/europe/emmanuel-macron-is-highly-likely-to-be-re-elected-as-frances-president/21807489

SECOND HOUR

10-1015  #Mexico: AMLO challenges the USMCA and the Biden Administration. Mary Anastasia O’Grady, @MaryAnastasiaOG @WSJOpinion Wall Street Journal editorial board and “The Americas” columnist.  
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-u-s-ambassador-takes-mexicos-side-ken-salazar-diplomat-energy-laws-bilateral-issues-constitutional-reform-11644175575

1015-1030  #Britain: In praise of Elizabeth II. @ConradMBlack @NationalPost
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-on-queen-elizabeth

1030-1045   ScalaReport: Is it over? Chris Riegel, @scala CEO, @STRATACACHE, #TheScalaReport
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/more-states-ease-mask-mandates-citing-lower-infection-hospitalization-numbers/ar-AATDNhj

1045-1100   To get ahead of inflation; & What is to be done? @Veroderugy @Mercatus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-definition-cause-what-is-it-11644353564

THIRD HOUR

1100-1115  #IRAN: Tehran rich with oil money.  Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/nuclear-talks-resume-irans-oil-exports-increase-2022-02-10/

1115-1130  #Iran: Breakout time countdown. David Albright, @TheGoodISIS, Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), president.    Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1.
·         https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/09/lawmakers-pessimistic-about-new-iran-nuke-deal-00007384
·         https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/politics/iran-nuclear-deal-time-running-out/index.html
·         https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/irans-natanz-tunnel-complex-deeper-larger-than-expected
·         https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-unveils-new-missile-said-to-put-israel-us-regional-bases-within-range/
David Albright @TheGoodISIS, a physicist, is founder and president of the non-profit Institute for Science and International Security in Washington, D.C.

1130-1145    1/2: #Russia: The Siloviki and Putin.   Adam E. Casey @adam_e_casey @umichWCED, Postdoctoral Fellow, Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies
https://reader.foreignaffairs.com/2022/02/04/the-bully-in-the-bubble/content.html
Adam E. Casey  @adam_e_casey @umichWCED, Postdoctoral Fellow, Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies, University of Michigan

1145-1200   2/2:  #Russia: The Siloviki and Putin.  Adam E. Casey @adam_e_casey @umichWCED, Postdoctoral Fellow, Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.
https://reader.foreignaffairs.com/2022/02/04/the-bully-in-the-bubble/content.html
Adam E. Casey  @adam_e_casey @umichWCED, Postdoctoral Fellow, Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies, University of Michigan
 
 
FOURTH HOUR

12-1215 #NewWorldReport:  Castillo struggling. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/peru-s-castillo-names-loyalist-as-pm-amid-recurring-cabinet-crises/ar-AATDkeb

1215-1230 #NewWorldReport: Investor confidence in Costa Rica.  Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/investor-friendly-duo-headed-to-election-runoff-in-costa-rica/ar-AATxWlZ

1230-1245  #NewWorldReport: The Kremlin waits on Colombian and Brazilian elections. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis
https://tass.com/politics/1398315

1245-100   #NewWorldReport: Haitians vote with their feet. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis
https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2022/0210/Can-Haiti-defy-failed-state-syndrome
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