CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR

9-915       
#Ukraine: NATO is no threat to Russia.  Anatol Lieven  @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst
https://www.ft.com/content/0f5d1ece-11af-4ada-a8b3-5d8d499be09a
 

915-930       
#Ukraine: The EU sleepwalks.  Anatol Lieven  @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst
https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-liquefied-natural-gas-lng-export-europe-ukraine-russia-invasion-nord-stream-2-germany-fossil-fuels-biden-climate-change-11644786010
 

930-945     
#Ukraine. The entente of PRC and RU; & What is to be done?   @AmbJohnBolton @WSJOpinion
ttps://www.wsj.com/articles/entente-multiplies-the-threat-from-russia-and-china-foreign-policy-alliance-beijing-moscow-xi-putin-11644943618?mod=hp_opin_pos_5
 
945-1000       
#Canada: Trudeau's rhetoric fails. @MaryAnstasiaOG @WSJOpinion
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-canada-truckers-know-peaceful-protest-illibral-vaccine-mandate-ottawa-justin-trudeau-ambassador-bridge-freedom-convoy-11644784279
 
 

SECOND HOUR

10-1015      
#EU  The PIGS (Portugal,  Italy, Greece, Spain) awaken. Stanley Pignal @TheEconomist
Stanley Pignal. @spignal. Charlemagne columnist and Brussels bureau chief for  @TheEconomist.
https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/02/03/southern-europe-is-reforming-itself
 
 
1015-1030      
Italian cuisine condemned by EU foodies to Grade E. Stanley Pignal @TheEconomist 
Stanley Pignal, Charlemagne columnist and Brussels bureau chief for  @TheEconomist.
https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/02/12/a-european-bunfight-breaks-out-over-food-labels

 

1030-1045       
#ScalaReport: Work from home is just work ten years after. Chris Riegel, @scala  scala.com CEO, @STRATACACHE, #TheScalaReport

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-15/in-10-years-remote-work-will-simply-be-work

 
1045-1100      
No pandemic cautionary change for the vulnerable. @HenryIMiller @PacificResearch Institute
https://henrymillermd.org/26014/what-science-says-about-the-future-of-covid-19
 

THIRD HOUR

1100-1115       
#Israel: Jerusalem opens for visitors March 1, 2022.  Rony Timsit @inbalhotel, Israeli tourism.
Rony Timsit is the General Manager of the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem, Israel. He has nearly 40 years’ experience in the hotel industry.
·         https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/bennett-backs-lifting-all-covid-restrictions-by-march-1-1.10615652
·         https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/diplomacy/1644416094-israel-signs-historic-tourism-deal-with-uae
·         https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-jerusalem-inbal-rebrands-as-hotel-for-israeli-guests-1001340134

 

1115-1130       
#Turkey:  The significance of Erdogan to UAE.  Aykan Erdemir – Turkey
Dr. Aykan Erdemir  @aykanerdemir  @aykan_erdemir  @FDD  @ADL Task Force on #MidEast, senior director of FDD’s Turkey program, is a former member of the Turkish Parliament (2011 to 2015) who served in the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, EU Harmonization Committee, and the Ad Hoc Parliamentary Committee on the IT Sector and the Internet. As an outspoken defender of pluralism, minority rights, and religious freedoms in the Middle East, Aykan has been at the forefront of the struggle against religious persecution, hate crimes, and hate speech in Turkey. He is a founding member of the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief, and a drafter of and signatory to the Oslo Charter for Freedom of Religion or Belief (2014), as well as a signatory legislator to the London Declaration on Combating Antisemitism.
·         https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2022/02/11/embattled-erdogan-signals-turkish-israeli-thaw/
·         https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2022/02/04/turkey-closer-suspension-council-of-europe/
·         https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/will-turkey-help-washington-if-russia-invades-ukraine
 

1130-1145      
 #Israel: The shock of May 2021  Yossi Kuperwasser @yossikup
Brig-Gen (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser  @yossikup, Israeli intelligence and security expert. Formerly, served as head of the research division in the Israel Defence Force (IDF) Military Intelligence division and Director General of the Israel Ministry of Strategic Affairs.  @yossikup
·         https://www.jns.org/experts-debate-steps-israel-must-take-to-prevent-future-arab-violence-integration-into-state/
·         https://jcpa.org/an-in-depth-analysis-of-the-forces-driving-the-israeli-arab-riots-of-may-2021/
 

1145-1200      
#HotelMars:  Starship waits on the FAA. Douglas Messier @ParabolicArc. David Livingston SpaceShow.com
https://www.yahoo.com/news/faa-delays-spacex-environmental-review-boca-chica-124042660.html

 

FOURTH HOUR

12-1215       
Mental illness and the Keystone State. SalenaZito.com
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insight/2022/02/06/Philly-to-Fayette-Opioid-woes-a-symptom-of-mental-health-crisis/stories/202202060034
 
 

1215-1230       
Keystone Senate chase. SalenaZito.com
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/david-mccormick-takes-tough-questions-in-pennsylvania

 

1230-1245       
California voters turn away from successful politicians. Bill Whalen @HooverWhalen @HooverInst  
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-02-16/poll-california-feinstein-harris-biden-padilla
 

1245-100 AM       
The Fed vs the Fed: & What is to be done? @VerodeRugy
https://www.ft.com/content/c8ce9276-7cdb-4fc2-9d81-98662faf44fe?accessToken=zwAAAX8JvigSkdPIzpJ2fNtPwtOdgZhmL69E_g.MEQCIAFVbdCI_5adxxy70PMe8X86KdL4Z9PzhkcQUp4Es5oPAiBHHHfXh5GVAVzA_8Eh_iZGcY-hTt3uCpNDPLLOSH7Kfg&sharetype=gift?token=bdc6d2ac-bb47-4a55-b660-d730f30ebfce
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