The John Batchelor Show

Wednesday 1 September 2021

Air Date: 
September 01, 2021

            CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR

9-930     Simon Constable, Lautrec France/Edinburgh Scotland 
1.     Afghanistan is the Saudi Arabia of Lithium. @RealConstable 
Simon Constable, economist, journalist, currently based in Scotland; and author, The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter: From Big Macs to "Zombie Banks," the Indicators Smart Investors Watch to Beat the Market.   @RealConstable
2.     Scotland Goes Green and candle lit. @RealConstable
Simon Constable, economist, journalist, currently based in Scotland; and author, The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter: From Big Macs to "Zombie Banks," the Indicators Smart Investors Watch to Beat the Market.   @RealConstable

930-945 
Putin reflects on the American defeat in Afghanistan.   Felix Light, Moscow Times,  @felix_light, @CBS News, @Moscow Times

945-1000 
Erdogan seeks advantage in Kabul.  Aykan Erdemir, Intl Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief. @aykanerdemir

SECOND HOUR

10-1030 Jeff McCausland, @CBSNews re Pakistan
1.   Pakistan sees India manipulating Afghanistan.  Jeff McCausland, @mccauslj  @D6leadership, @USArmy; retired US Army Colonel & Dean of Academics at the US Army War College; @CBSradio natl security consultant
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/27/1031613191/india-taliban-afghanistan-us-e...
2.  Al Qaeda commands the Taliban to liberate Kashmir.  Jeff McCausland, @mccauslJ  @D6leadership, @USArmy; retired US Army Colonel & Dean of Academics at the US Army War College; @CBSradio natl security consultant
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/taliban-affiliate-al-qaeda-cal...
 
1030-1045 Alan Tonelson @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
China's long slowdown.  Alan Tonelson, independent economic policy analyst who blogs at RealityChek and tweets at @AlanTonelson.   @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-factory-activity-expands-slower-pace-august-official-pmi-2021-08-31/
 

1045-1100 Rick Fisher @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
DoD seeks mil-to-mil  hotline to the PLA.  Rick Fisher @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
Rick Fisher, senior fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center on this:
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/08/mistake-joe-biden-wants-to-talk-and-engage-with-china/
 

THIRD HOUR

1100-1130 Salena Zito
1.  Summer camp is back.  Salina Zito, CNN, New York Post; author, The Great Revolt. @SalenaZito
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/summer-camps-great-awakening
2.  Two-lane highway; small-town America.  Salina Zito, CNN, New York Post; author, The Great Revolt. @SalenaZito
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/the-restorative-power-of-the-american-people
 

1130-1145 James Holmes @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
PRC threatens passage in the South China Sea.  James Holmes, first holder of the Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the Naval War College and blogger at The Naval Diplomat.  @NavalWarCollege. 
(https://navaldiplomat.com/).  @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
https://www.newsweek.com/china-strengthens-claims-over-disputed-waters-new-maritime-law-against-foreign-ships-1624479
James Holmes, first holder of the Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the Naval War College, and blogger at The Naval Diplomat.  @NavalWarCollege. 
https://audioboom.com/posts/new?audio_clip%5Bdestination%5D%5Bchannel_id...
 

1145-1200 Cleo Paskal @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
India on alert for China in Afghanistan. @CleoPaskal ;  @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
Cleo Paskal, non-resident senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/31/india-holds-first-formal-meeting-with-taliban-in-qatar
Cleo Paskal, associate Fellow at Chatham House; Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Geopolitics, Manipal University, India;  adjunct professor of Global Change, School of Communication and Management Studies, Kochi, India. Non-resident senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies,  @CleoPaskal
 
 

FOURTH HOUR

12-1215 Josh Rogin: The left-behind
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/31/us-government-left-its-own-journalists-behind-afghanistan/

1215-1230 Brad Bowman FDD
"Bipartisan Effort to Deepen Defense Cooperation with Israel Advances,"Bradley Bowman, FDD Insight

1230-100 AM Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
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