CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR

9-915            
#Ukraine: Finland takes risks in joining NATO. Antonia Colibasanu, Geopolitical Futures's Chief Operating Office
https://geopoliticalfutures.com/reactions-to-finlands-nato-membership/?tpa=M2RkNjY1ZjlkMWJhZWViMzI1MjkxNDE2NTM1NzkzMjE0ZTVjODI&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https://geopoliticalfutures.com/reactions-to-finlands-nato-membership/?tpa=M2RkNjY1ZjlkMWJhZWViMzI1MjkxNDE2NTM1NzkzMjE0ZTVjODI&utm_content&utm_campaign=PAID%20-%20Everything%20as%20it%27s%20published
https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-us-work-with-finland-sweden-stay-vigilant-against-any-threats-shared-2022-05-18/

 

915-930            
#NewYork: Gerrymander no more. Harry Siegel, New York Daily News and The Daily Beast.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-yorks-gerrymander-boomerang-albany-special-master-redistricting-map-jonathan-cervas-democrats-11652818602?st=zfjph0j7hkitq8s&reflink=article_gmail_share
 

930-945            
#Ukraine: Russia Sovereign Debt; & What is to be done? Michael Bernstam, Hoover Institution. 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-barrels-closer-to-debt-default-as-us-prepares-to-block-bond-payments/ar-AAXqhHJ
 
 

945-1000            
#Ukraine: The bountiful soybean crop and the looming global famine. Simon Constable, Barron's
https://www.barrons.com/articles/soybean-prices-food-costs-51652306394
Simon Constable  Forbes Edinburgh; 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.   
 

SECOND HOUR

10-1015            
#Australia: Neck and neck, and the real independents. Gregory R Copley, editor and publisher of Defense & Foreign Affairs.  
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/australia-election-polls-show-race-tightening-in-final-campaign-stretch/ar-AAXoPEA

1015-1030            
#Solomons: Advantage #PRC. Gregory R Copley, editor and publisher of Defense & Foreign Affairs.  
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/analysis-alarmed-by-solomon-islands-china-pact-nz-finds-its-voice-on-security/ar-AAXlCoE
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/australia-us-japan-defence-exercises-expected-to-increase-following-china-solomon-islands-agreement/ar-AAXozGh
 
 

1030-1045            
#SriLanka: Severely unstable. Gregory R Copley, editor and publisher of Defense & Foreign Affairs.  
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/world/asia/sri-lanka-fuel-economic-crisis.html
 

1045-1100            
#Ukraine: Worldwide disruptions from the Ukraine war. Gregory R Copley, editor and publisher of Defense & Foreign Affairs.  
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/morgan-stanley-sees-ukraine-gdp-slump-by-60-25-in-2022-if-no-clear-resolution/ar-AAXpW5P

 

THIRD HOUR
 

1100-1115           
#PRC: Real estate breakdown. Anne Stevenson-Yang, co-founder of J Capital Research Ltd. and author of China Alone: The Emergence From, and Pending Return To, Isolation.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-april-property-sales-plunge-466-fastest-since-least-2010-2022-05-16/
 
 

1115-1130            
#WHO: #PRC: Lockdowns of tomorrow.  Pete Hoekstra, former U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands and former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/18534/who-death-trap
 

1130-1145             
#PRC: Genocide and Crimes against Humanity. Nury Turkel, commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom and author of a new book, No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/12/president-biden-met-uyghur-activists-china-transnational-repression/
 

1145-1200            
#PRC: Surrounding Taiwan. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill.   Rick Fisher, senior Fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3177617/do-pla-drills-reveal-china-strategy-deny-military-help-taiwan
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3176511/pla-navy-steps-real-life-combat-drills-east-china-sea-near

 

FOURTH HOUR

12-1215            
#Keystone: The cattle drive and the Pennsylvania Turnpike. SalenaZito.com
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insight/2022/05/08/back-to-the-land-family-farms-flourish-amid-food-uncertainty-salena-zito/stories/202205080052
 
 

1215-1230            
#Keystone: A tie so far. SalenaZito.com
https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-pennsylvania-mehmet-oz-mccormick-f7161f905c3deab6d7ba0d4ab4d11348
 
 

1230-1245            
#SpaceX: Starship in June. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com
https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/elon-musk-gives-another-tour-of-starbase/
 
 

1245-100 AM             
#Moon: Farming on lunar soil. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com
https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/scientists-grow-plants-in-lunar-soil-brought-by-from-apollo-missions/
 
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