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GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Lebanon as the guns fall quiet for the first hours of a ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanon government...

1836 Lebanon

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR (9:00-10:00 PM)

• 9:00-9:15: HEZBOLLAH Part 1: Ceasefire and Side Letter with Jonathan Schanzer, FDD
• 9:15-9:30: HEZBOLLAH Part 2: Ceasefire and Side Letter with Jonathan Schanzer, FDD
• 9:30-9:45: ANTISEMITISM Part 1: University Failures with Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution
• 9:45-10:00: ANTISEMITISM Part 2: University Failures with Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution

SECOND HOUR (10:00-11:00 PM)

• 10:00-10:15: PRC: Inadequacies with Anne Stevenson-Yang and Gordon Chang
• 10:15-10:30: HUAWEI: Theft with Brandon Weichert and Gordon Chang
• 10:30-10:45: TARIFFS: Unknown to Unwelcome with Fraser Howie and Gordon Chang
• 10:45-11:00: USMCA: New Trade Representative with Alan Tonelson and Gordon Chang

THIRD HOUR (11:00 PM-12:00 AM)

• 11:00-11:15: UKRAINE: ATACMs and Mines for Kyiv with Col. Jeff McCausland
• 11:15-11:30: UKRAINE: Hybrid Warfare with Col. Jeff McCausland
• 11:30-11:45: NASA: Manned Risks with Bob Zimmerman
• 11:45-12:00: MOON: Moon Buggy Contracts with Bob Zimmerman

FOURTH HOUR (12:00-1:00 AM)

• 12:00-12:15: AI: Talk or Transformation? with Chris Riegel
• 12:15-12:30: CANADA: Green in Eclipse with Conrad Black
• 12:30-12:45: RUSSIA: Ruble Collapses with Michael Bernstam

#Y2K: The Tech Bubble of 2000. Simon Constable, Occitanie.

1927 NYSE

#RUSSIA: Rouble collapses. Michael Bernstam, Hoover Institution.

1892 Wester Siberian-Ekaterinaberg RR 

#CANADA:Green in eclipse. Conrad Black, National Post.

1960

AI: Talk or transformation? #SCALAREPORT: Chris Riegel CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache. 

1956

MOON: Moon buggy contracts. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com

undated Apollo

NASA: Manned Risks. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com

1962 Roscosmos

#Ukraine:: Hybrid Warfare.  Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol

1920s Hague

#Ukraine: ATACMs and mines for Kyiv & What is to be done? .  Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol

1840 Kharkiv

USMCA: New Trade Representative & What is to be done?
Alan Tonelson, independent economic policy analyst who blogs at RealityChek and tweets at @AlanTonelson, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/26/trump-vows-an-additional-10percent-tariff-on-china-25percent-tariffs-on-canada-and-mexico.html

1910 Shanghai
 

TARIFFS: unknown to unwelcome. 
Fraser Howie, co-author of Red Capitalism: The Fragile Financial Foundation of China's Extraordinary Rise. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill:


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/business/trump-tariffs-us-china-currency.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/26/trumps-tariff-threats-signal-start-of-a-wild-ride-in-currency-markets.html

1905 Shanghai

HUAWEI: Theft.and State Security
Brandon Weichert, author of Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower.
@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/11/21/salt-typhoon-china-hack-telecom/
https://www.ft.com/content/cf6bbaed-00f3-4e7c-a932-4a4382e9751e

1906 War of the Worlds

PRC: inadequate. 
Anne Stevenson-Yang, author of Wild Ride: China's Short-Lived Experiment in Capitalism. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
https://www.ft.com/content/a897109d-8af2-480b-9138-4d8592078f2f

1926

2/2: ANTISEMITISM: The university failure continues. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution.

1930 STANFORD

1/2: ANTISEMITISM: The university failure continues. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution.

1906 STANFORD

2/2: #HEZBOLLAH: Ceasefire and its side letter.. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD

1947 LEBANON

1/2: #HEZBOLLAH: Ceasefire and its side letter.. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD

1914 TRIPOLI

PREVIEW: MANUFACTURING - Colleague Chris Riegel of SCALA REPORT (@Scala.com, @Stratacache) replies to the inquiry: Can the USA become a manufacturing powerhouse again? More later, and yes.

1940 Detroit

PREVIEW: PRC: PROPERTY CRATER - Colleague Anne Stevenson-Yang explains why the CCP has not found a way forward from the debt-laden municipalities. More tonight.

1912 Imperial University football team

PREVIEW: NATO: HYBRID WARFARE - Colleague Jeff McCausland reviews two incidents in northern Europe - cable cutting and a downed aircraft - as possible hybrid warfare against NATO. More later.

1955

PREVIEW: HUAWEI - Colleague Brandon Weichert comments on the Huawei business model and its genuine purpose to surveil the CCP's vast, numberless enemies list. More tonight.

1940

PREVIEW: RUSSIA - Colleague Michael Bernstam of the Hoover Institution answers the puzzle: Why are Russian markets locking up butter, and why are Russians stealing butter? More tonight on the damaged Russian economy.

1912 Moscow

PREVIEW: HEZBOLLAH - Colleague Jonathan Schanzer of FDD explains the side letter between the Biden Administration and the Netanyahu Government regarding agreements that the IDF can pursue violations of the ceasefire to the full extent of war-fighting. More tonight.

1914 Tripoli

PREVIEW: PRC: MOON LANDING - Colleague Bob Zimmerman of BehindtheBlack.com outlines the announced PRC plans for a lunar landing in 2030. More tonight.

1954

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in the markets that are said to be pleased with the Treasury Secretary choice, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent.

1922 Treasury DC


CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR (9:00-10:00 PM)

• 9:00-9:15: MARKETS: Scott Bessent to Treasury with Liz Peek, The Hill, Fox News and Fox Business
• 9:15-9:30: MARKETS: Howard Lutnick Street Fighting Man with Liz Peek
• 9:30-9:45: ROMANIA: Anti-EU Vote with Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment
• 9:45-10:00: BERLIN: Greens Orphaned with Judy Dempsey

SECOND HOUR (10:00-11:00 PM)

• 10:00-10:15: STATE THINKING: Xi Ruins Hong Kong with Mary Kissel
• 10:15-10:30: STATE THINKING: Searching for Post-War with Mary Kissel
• 10:30-10:45: LONDON CALLING: Inflation Debate with Joseph Sternberg, WSJ Opinion
• 10:45-11:00: LONDON CALLING: Tax Policy with Joseph Sternberg

THIRD HOUR (11:00 PM-12:00 AM) All segments with Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs:

• 11:00-11:15: HEZBOLLAH: Ceasefire Doubts & ETHIOPIA
• 11:15-11:30: UKRAINE: Zelensky's Post-War Plans
• 11:30-11:45: CANADA: Ottawa Concerns
• 11:45-12:00: KING CHARLES REPORT: Currency Updates

FOURTH HOUR (12:00-1:00 AM) All segments with Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College:

• 12:00-12:15: NEW WORLD REPORT: Mexico-Canada Tariffs
• 12:15-12:30: NEW WORLD REPORT: Uruguay Update
• 12:30-12:45: NEW WORLD REPORT: Brazil Developments
• 12:45-1:00: NEW WORLD REPORT: Argentina Analysis

#NewWorldReport:  Argentina attends details and prospers. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis

1930 Argentina

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

1914 Rio de Janeiro

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

1907 Uruguay

#NewWorldReport: Tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis

1909 Mexico

#KING CHARLES REPORT: Correctly on the notes and coins. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs

1675 Charles II

#CANADA:  Ottawa with doubts. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs

1884 Ottawa

#UKRAINE: Zelensky seeks post war shelter. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs
1912 Black Sea

#HEZBOLLAH. Ceasefire With doubts. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs. ETHIOPIA with doubts. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs
1860 Jerusalem

#LondonCalling:  Raising taxes without a plan.@JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion
1800 Adam Smith

#LondonCalling:  The debate over inflation grows and grows like inflation.  @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion
1913 London

#StateThinking: Searching For post war. @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc.
1918 Lemberg

#StateThinking: Xi ruins Hong Kong for the foreign investor..  @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc.

1930 Hong Kong

#BERLIN: Greens orphaned. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin.
1913

#ROMANIA: Votes anti-EU. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin.

1900 Bucharest

#Markets:  Howard Lutnick Street fighting man.  Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business

1914 Treasury elevator

#Markets:  Scott Bessent to Treasury.  Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business

1885 Treasury DC

PREVIEW: ISS - Conversation with colleague Bob Zimmerman regarding the Russian module Zvezda and its uncorrected cracks in the hull. More later in the week.

PREVIEW: CANADA: FIVE EYES - Colleague Gregory Copley of Defense & Foreign Affairs comments on the doubts about the Trudeau government and its unexplained dealings with the PRC over the years. More tonight.

1920s Main Street, Alberta.

PREVIEW: CENTRAL PLANNING - Hoover Fellow John Cochrane comments on the central planners of old and the government-directed planning of today, such as the CHIPS Act. More later.

1921

PREVIEW: MEXICO - Colleague Evan Ellis of the US Army War College observes the POTUS-elect's challenge to Mexico: either secure the US border from migrants and fentanyl or face withering tariffs on Mexican products. More tonight.

1911 Mexico City

PREVIEW: INFLATION - Colleague Joseph Sternberg of the WSJ examines the dispute between economists who back Bidenomics and argue the inflation of recent years was supply chain-driven, and those who argue the inflation was caused by government spending that continues. More later.

1896

PREVIEW: TREASURY NOMINEE - Colleague Elizabeth Peek comments on the reasons POTUS-elect nominates hedge fund manager Scott Bessent  to Treasury. More later.

1914 Bankers

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Iraq, recruting young jobless and detained Shia for militias to attack the Americans starting 2005...

1923 Baghdad

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR (9:00-10:00 PM)
- 9:00-9:15: IRAQ with Bill Roggio, FDD
- 9:15-9:30: LEBANON: Hezbollah ceasefire talks with Bill Roggio, David Daoud, FDD
- 9:30-9:45: UKRAINE Part 1: Escalation with John Hardie, Bill Roggio, FDD
- 9:45-10:00: UKRAINE Part 2: Escalation with John Hardie, Bill Roggio, FDD

SECOND HOUR (10:00-11:00 PM)
- 10:00-10:15: ISRAEL: Lawfare at the ICC with Malcolm Hoenlein, Thad McCotter
- 10:15-10:30: ANTISEMITISM: Montreal with Malcolm Hoenlein, Thad McCotter
- 10:30-10:45: UYGHURS Part 1: Sanctioning PRC with Nury Turkel, Gordon Chang
- 10:45-11:00: UYGHURS Part 2: Sanctioning PRC with Nury Turkel, Gordon Chang

THIRD HOUR (11:00 PM-12:00 AM)
- 11:00-11:15: NEW WORLD REPORT: VENEZUELA: Tren de Aragua with Joseph Humire, Ernesto Araújo
- 11:15-11:30: HONG KONG: Xi's red line with Josh Rogin, Washington Post
- 11:30-11:45: AFGHANISTAN: Rising resistance with Will Selber, Bill Roggio, FDD
- 11:45-12:00: AFGHANISTAN: Defeat analysis with Will Selber, Bill Roggio, FDD

FOURTH HOUR (12:00-1:00 AM)
- 12:00-12:15: ROMANIA: Populist surprise with Antonia Colibasanu
- 12:15-12:30: PRC: Most Favored Nation status with Alan Tonelson, Gordon Chang
- 12:30-12:45: NEW WORLD REPORT: BRAZIL: Bolsonaro accusations with Ernesto Araújo, Joseph Humire
- 12:45-1:00: UKRAINE: ATACMS and land mines with Grant Newsham

[Fixed spelling, formatting, and standardized time slots. Added proper spacing and organization.]

#UKRAINE: ATACMS and land mines: futility of escalation. Grant Newsham

1963

#NewWorldReport: #BRAZIL:Bolsonaro accused. Ernest Araujo.
 Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire

1956 Brazil