The John Batchelor Show

Thursday 2 September 2021

Air Date: 
September 02, 2021

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR

9-930   Anatol Lieven, Georgetown University @LievenAnatol
930-1000    Gregory R Copley, @Gregory_Copley, editor and publisher of Defense & Foreign Affairs.  
 

SECOND HOUR

10-1030 Behnam Ben Taleblu @FDD
1.    Iran and the Taliban.  Behnam Ben Taleblu @FDD
US MRAPS now in Iran
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/taliban-may-form-government-after-friday-prayers-hibatullah-akhundzada-to-be-supreme-leader/ar-AAO24A5
MRAP: Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected
Behnam Ben Taleblu, @FDD, research Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, focussed on Iranian security and political issues.
2.  Meet the New Hardliner FM Iran.  Behnam Ben Taleblu @FDD
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irans-parliament-confirms-conservative-as-top-diplomat-11629906834
https://iranintl.com/en/world/iranian-fm’s-first-international-appearance-marked-blunders
Behnam Ben Taleblu, @FDD, research Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, focussed on Iranian security and political issues

1030-1045 #ScalaReport.  Chris Riegel @Scala CEO,  @STRATACACHE, #TheScalaReport
Not back to business, office, travel, supply chain, employment, after Labor Day.  #ScalaReport.  Chris Riegel @Scala CEO,  @STRATACACHE, #TheScalaReport
.https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/new-survey-reveals-devastation-business-travel

1045-1100
The Red Tory moves ahead of Trudeau.  @ConradMBlack
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/09/02/opinion/erin-otoole-polling-surge-signal-return-red-toryism
Conrad Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, KSG; British former newspaper publisher; prolific author,  @ConradMBlac

THIRD HOUR

11-1115    Anna Borshchevskaya, Fellow at The Washington Institute; Fellow at the European Foundation for Democracy.  @annaborsh.  Malcolm Hoenlein, @Conf_of_Pres
Russian Foreign Policy and the Price of America's Absence.  Anna Borshchevskaya, Fellow at The Washington Institute; Fellow at the European Foundation for Democracy.  @annaborsh Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.  @Conf_of_Pres
· https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/08/how-russia-stands-to-gain-thanks-to-bidens-afghanistan-disaster/
· https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/russia-middle-east-source-stability-or-pot-stirrer
· https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/oil/083121-opec-meets-to-decide-on-production-boost-expecting-a-tight-oil-market-ahead
Ann Borshchevskaya, senior Fellow at The Washington Institute, focusing on Russia's policy toward the Middle East. In addition, she is a contributor to Oxford Analytica and a fellow at the European Foundation for Democracy. She is a former analyst for a U.S. military contractor in Afghanistan; and is author of, Putin's War in Syria.
Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations executive vice chairman for three decades.  @Conf_of_Pres
 

1115-1130 Itamar Marcus, @ItamarPM; and Malcolm Hoenlein, @Conf_of_Pres
Polling Palestinian Anger and Despair.  Itamar Marcus, @ItamarPM; and Malcolm Hoenlein, @Conf_of_Pres
https://www.awrad.org/files/server/polls/AWRAD%20-%20Public%20opinion%20poll%20among%20Palestinians%20in%20the%20West%20Bank%202021.pdf
 

1130-1145  
Azerbaijan, emerging bridge among Central Asian nations
Amb Khazar Ibrahim, @hazar_khazar; and Malcolm Hoenlein, @Conf_of_Pres
●           https://caspiannews.com/news-detail/azerbaijani-peacekeepers-remain-in-kabul-international-airport-to-ensure-its-security-2021-8-17-0/
●           https://jamestown.org/program/azerbaijan-afghanistan-and-turkmenistan-sign-trilateral-roadmap-for-cooperation-on-eurasian-connectivity/
●           https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-hold-naval-drills-with-iran-azerbaijan-kazakhstan-2021-08-31/
●           https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/08/03/nato-eu-join-criticism-of-iran-over-merchant-ship-attack.html
Mr. Khazar Ibrahim was appointed as an Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States of America on July 26, 2021. Previously, he served as an Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Turkey during 2017-2021. Khazar Ibrahim also served as Head of the Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to NATO with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary between 2011-2017. In 2005-2006, he worked at the Political-Military Division of the Foreign Ministry, being directly involved in drafting the National Security Concept of Azerbaijan and implementation of the Individual Partnership Action Plan with NATO.

1145-1200 PM
FBRI tracks the rising anti-semitism. Malcolm Hoenlein, @Conf_of_Pres,
https://www.jewishpress.com/news/us-news/fbi-report-reinforces-trend-that-american-jews-are-top-target-for-hate-crimes/2021/09/01/
 
 
FOURTH HOUE
 
12-1215 Veronique de Rugy, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University & NRO Online.  @veroderugy
1215-1230    Mary Anastasia O’Grady, Wall Street Journal editorial board and “The Americas” columnist.  @MaryAnastasiaOG
1230-1245    Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran, @VVVijayEconBiz, The Economist 
1245-100 AM   Sarah Maslin, @sarahmaslin, Brazil correspondent @TheEconomist.