CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR

9-915

#Markets:  Jerome Powell's dilemma.  Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-jones-04-02-2024?mod=hp_lead_pos4

915-930

#Markets:   POTUS and the youth vote podcasting.  Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business

https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/2024-election-biden-obama-clinton-fundraising-6c9e9df2?mod=elections_trendingnow_article_pos2

930-945

1/2: #Iran:  The Ayatollah succession struggle: Behnam ben Taleblu, FDD

https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2024/04/01/reading-the-tea-leaves-on-irans-other-election/

 

945-1000
2/2: #Iran:  The Ayatollah succession struggle: Behnam ben Taleblu, FDD

https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2024/04/01/reading-the-tea-leaves-on-irans-other-election/

 

 

 

SECOND HOUR

10-1015
#StateThinking: Electioneering and the Gaza battle. @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/02/iran-supreme-leader-vows-revenge-after-air-strike/

1015-1030
#StateThinking: Putin the risk-taker vs Biden the risk-averse.  @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/01/watch-massive-fire-engulfs-major-russian-factory/

1030-1045

#LondonCalling:  Can the Conservatives fall to 100 seats? @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/04/02/labour-party-donald-trump-election-white-house/

1045-1100

#LondonCalling:  Easter in England.  @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/maundy-thursday-service-hears-recording-of-king-charles-camilla-distributes-maundy-money/ar-BB1kHhfM

THIRD HOUR

1100-1115
#Ehtiopia: All against Abiy in Addis Abab. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs

,https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/imf-mission-visit-ethiopia-finance-ministry-official-2024-03-21/
1115-1130
##Damascus: Targeted killing and the Tehran regime. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/ground-is-being-prepared-for-major-attack-the-coming-iranian-response-to-syria-strike-794907

1130-1145

#PRC: Xi struggling against the factions. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-steel-bar-producers-call-authorities-restrict-output-amid-price-slump-2024-04-02/

1145-1200

#KingCharles: Determined to attend Easter services after missing the Maundy Money speech. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/31/uk/king-charles-easter-sunday-church-intl-gbr-scli/index.html

FOURTH HOUR

12-1215
#NorthKorea: Russia romances Kim. David Maxwell, Global Peace Foundation.

https://www.fpri.org/article/2016/03/a-strategic-strangulation-campaign-for-north-korea-is-the-international-community-ready-for-what-may-come-next/

1215-1230
#AUKUS: Pillar 2 and unmanned submersibles vs South China Sea lanes. Henry Sokolski, NPEC

1230-1245

##Iran: The Damascus escalation. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/ground-is-being-prepared-for-major-attack-the-coming-iranian-response-to-syria-strike-794907
1245-100 am

#Iran: When will Hezbollah launch all missiles? . Jonathan Schanzer, FDD
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/ground-is-being-prepared-for-major-attack-the-coming-iranian-response-to-syria-strike-794907