GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Ukraine, waiting on the US election...
The John Batchelor Show
John Batchelor
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🗓️ 31 October 2024
⏱️ 8 minutes
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CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
FIRST HOUR
9:00-9:15 #StateThinking: Ukraine and missing US deterrence. @MaryKissel, Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State, Executive VP Stephens Inc.
9:15-9:30 #StateThinking: Taiwan defense in the hands of Harris? of Trump? @MaryKissel, Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State, Executive VP Stephens Inc.
9:30-9:45 #LEBANON (1/2): Meet the new Hezbollah boss. David Daoud, FDD. @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness
9:45-10:00 #LEBANON (2/2): Meet the new Hezbollah boss. David Daoud, FDD. @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness
SECOND HOUR
10:00-10:15 PRC Tariffs and China. Alan Tonelson, independent economic policy analyst (RealityChek blogger, @AlanTonelson), @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
10:15-10:30 PRC: Xi and war. Jonathan Ward, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and author of "The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph Over China," @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
10:30-10:45 PRC: Gaming victory over America. Brandon Weichert, author of "Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower," @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
10:45-11:00 JAPAN: Votes contrary. Lance Gatling, principal of Nexial Research based in Tokyo, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
THIRD HOUR
11:00-11:15 #NewWorldReport: Uruguay votes. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
11:15-11:30 #NewWorldReport: Bolivia coup theatricals. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
11:30-11:45 #NewWorldReport: Lula's concussion. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
11:45-12:00 #NewWorldReport: Lost Mayan City Found! Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
FOURTH HOUR
12:00-12:15 #FRANCE: Labour's tax hike likely. Simon Constable, OCCITANIE
12:15-12:30 #RUSSIA: Inflation spike, revenue decline. Michael Bernstam, Hoover Institution
12:30-12:45 HOTEL MARS (1/2): The muddy ocean of Ceres. Ian Pamerleau, Purdue University. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com
12:45-1:00 AM HOTEL MARS (2/2): The muddy ocean of Ceres. Ian Pamerleau, Purdue University. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com
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| 0:30.0 | good evening this is John Batche. The show begins tonight with Ukraine. What is to be done? |
| 0:36.7 | The reports are dire. No negotiations. Hints of arrangements that have broken up before about attacking energy sources. |
| 0:47.0 | However, nuclear weapons are always brandished by Russia. |
| 0:53.6 | And there's reason to believe that Mr. Zulanski believes |
| 0:57.2 | that Moldova and Georgia are now falling under Russia's boot, |
| 1:01.4 | and his country is next. The presidential election will determine the direction in Ukraine. |
| 1:07.0 | Mr. Trump says he'll settle. Ms Harris says as long as it takes, in other words another year of war. |
| 1:16.2 | Then we turn to the question of Taiwan speaking with Mary Kessel |
| 1:21.1 | her time as senior vice president as senior advisor to the Secretary of State taught her a proverb she repeated, |
| 1:29.0 | don't trust but verify. |
| 1:31.9 | No trust for Russia, no trust for China. What does the Harris administration mean |
| 1:38.8 | for Taiwan? What does the Trump administration mean for Taiwan, given the threats from the mainland. |
| 1:44.7 | That is, McCottor joins me and we speak with David Dayoud about the new leader at Hezbollah |
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