The John Batchelor Show

Thursday 8 June 2023

Air Date: 
June 08, 2023

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR

9-915

#Ukraine: Potemkin Peace. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-s-blinken-warns-against-potemkin-peace-saying-ukraine-cease-fire-could-legitimize-russian-invasion/ar-AA1c7SOX

915-930
#Kosovo: The unresolved violence. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute.

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/06/02/ethnic-conflict-in-kosovo-cutting-the-gordian-knot/

930-945: 

#USNavy: "Area 52" in Lake Michigan. Jerry Hendrix, Sagemore Institute

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2023/june/navy-needs-area-52

945-1000

#Canada: 102 candidates for Toronto: Conrad Black, National Post.


https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-anthony-furey-is-the-only-one-who-can-beat-olivia-chow

 

 

 

 

SECOND HOUR

10-1015

#Russia: #Cuba:The Dictators and the reporters: Mary anastasia O'Grady, WSJ.


https://www.wsj.com/articles/evan-gershkovich-and-our-brave-new-world-russia-cuba-free-press-censor-329c49a1

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1015-1030

#MrMarket: Change the deal to no cuts. Veronique de Rugy, Marcatus Center.

https://www.creators.com/read/veronique-de-rugy/06/23/what-to-make-of-new-projections-of-big-government-savings

1030-1045

#ScalaReport: Handing over the keys and walking away. Chris Riegel, CEO, Scala.com #Stratacache. 

https://sfist.com/2023/06/05/owner-of-sfs-largest-hotel-the-hilton-union-square-is-walking-away-surrendering-it-to-lender/

 

1045-1100

#Russia: Patriarch Kirill, Putin and the propaganda of patriotism and unity.. Ivana Stradner, FDD

https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/06/06/russias-other-propaganda-war/

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THIRD HOUR

1100-1115

#Israel:  Sarit Zehav: Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Sarit Zehavi is the founder and president of Alma – a nonprofit and an independent research and education center specialized in Israel’s security challenges on its northern border. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-745432

1115-1130

#NorthAfrica: Jihadist in disrepair. Aaron Y. Zelin is the Richard Borow Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy where his research focuses on Sunni Arab jihadi groups in North Africa and Syria as well as the trend of foreign fighting and online jihadism.Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
 
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/all-quiet-north-african-jihadi-front

1130-1145

#Iran:IAEA questions.  David Albright, a physicist, is founder and President of the non-profit Institute for Science and International : Security in Washington, D.C. He directs the project work of the Institute, heads its fundraising efforts, and chairs its board of directors. In addition, he regularly publishes and conducts scientific research. He has written numerous assessments on secret nuclear weapons programs throughout the world. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
 
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-06-07/ty-article/.premium/nuclear-agencys-decision-on-iran-cases-puts-israel-at-a-disadvantage/00000188-962e-df21-a1b8-b7af52580000?lts=1686234251351

1145-1200

#Azerbaijan: #TURKEY:  Brenda Shaffer is an international energy and foreign policy specialist, focusing on the interplay between natural gas trade and foreign policy, politics and energy in the South Caucasus, Iranian natural gas exports, ethnic politics in Iran, and Eastern Mediterranean energy. Professor Shaffer is a research faculty member of the US Naval Postgraduate School. She also is a senior advisor for energy at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center in Washington, DC. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
 
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-baku-azerbaijans-president-thanks-herzog-for-israeli-arms-supply/

FOURTH HOUR

12-1215

#NewWorldReport: Central American democracy risks. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis

https://www.reuters.com/world/honduran-president-headed-china-first-trip-after-ties-established-2023-06-05/El Salvador

 

https://www.reuters.com/technology/el-salvador-partnership-build-1-billion-bitcoin-mining-farm-2023-06-05/

1215-1230

#NewWorldReport: AMLO wins Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis


https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-president-urges-unity-among-ruling-party-contenders-2023-06-06/

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexicos-rulers-scoop-up-opposition-bastion-ahead-presidency-vote-2023-06-05/

1230-1245

#NewWorldReport: Telenovella in Bogota.Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis


https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombias-lower-house-freezes-reform-debates-amid-voice-memo-scandal-2023-06-05/

1245-100 am

#NewWorldReport: Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllisEcuador in deep trouble. 


https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/party-backing-ecuadors-lasso-will-not-field-candidates-elections-2023-06-06/

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuador-judge-loosens-reporting-conditions-ex-president-moreno-2023-06-05/