GOOD EVENING. The show begins in Kyiv, looking for long-range strike missiles to use against Russian logistic targets and infrastructure. Then to Moscow, Taiwan, the Netherlands, and California. Next, to Gaza, Cairo, Jerusalem, Tehran, London, and The Hague. Moving to Mexico City, Caracas, Buenos Aires, Guatemala City, Lima, Havana, Tokyo, New Cale…

#OCEANIA: PRC targets New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea in order to cut off Australia. Grant Newsham, author Chapter 10, The Swing State Japan, The Boiling Moat. https://www.amazon.com/Boiling-Moat-Urgent-Defend-Taiwan/dp/0817926453 1908 GUADALCNALBy John Batchelor

#JAPAN: Prepping for war with Beijing & What is to be done? Grant Newsham, author Chapter 10, The Swing State Japan, The Boiling Moat. https://www.amazon.com/Boiling-Moat-Urgent-Defend-Taiwan/dp/0817926453 1920 IMPERIAL HOTELBy John Batchelor

#MrMarket: The CBO projects ten years of heedless spending. Veronique DeRugy, Mercatus Center https://www.creators.com/read/veronique-de-rugy/05/24/projections-vs-scenarios-and-why-politicians-should-care 1936 FDRBy John Batchelor

#Colombia: Petro breaks diplomatic relations with Israel to distract from his sinking polls. Emanuele Ottolenghi, FDD https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/05/19/gustavo-petros-anti-israel-fantasy-has-a-high-price-for-colombia/ 1886 COLOMBIABy John Batchelor

#NewWorldReport: Big China bullies Modest Guatemala Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/perus-president-faces-constitutional-complaint-rolex-case-2024-05-27/ 1940 GUATEMALA…

#NewWorldReport: Javier Milei spectacular on the road. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis es-up-cabinet-2024-05-28/ https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/perus-president-faces-constitutional-complaint-rolex-case-2024-05-27/ https://www.reuters.com/world/…

#NewWorldReport: Venezuela jettions EU Election observers. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-revokes-invitation-eu-election-observers-during-july-presidential-vote-2024-05-28/ 1937 Venezuela…

#NewWorldReport: Mexico votes for Sheinbaum and AMLO. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexicos-presidential-hopefuls-wrap-up-campaigns-ahead-historic-election-2024-05-29/ 1909 Mexico City…

#GAZA: The UNWRA falsehoods. Hillel Neuer is the Executive Director of UN Watch, a human rights NGO in Geneva, Switzerland. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://www.jewishpress.com/news/eye-on-palestine/unrwa-ordered-to-vacate-jerusalem-offices-over-lease-violations/2024/05/30/ 1950 NYC…

#ISRAEL Natasha Hausdorff Natasha Hausdorff is an attorney in London and legal director at UK Lawyers for Israel. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/what-to-know-about-icj-s-israel-ruling-and-what-happens-next/ar-BB1n0bHj 1594 The HagueBy John Batchelor

Iran: Raisi gone. Mohsen Sazegara is an Iranian journalist and pro-democracy political activist. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/iran-increases-uranium-stockpile-to-weapons-grade-level-after-raisi-s-death/vi-BB1nfG0m 1925 PersiaBy John Batchelor

##EGYPT: IDF finds up to fifty tunnels under the Philadelphi Route. Yaakov Lappin is a military and strategic affairs analyst at JNS, the Miryam Institute, and the Alma Center. You can follow his work, as well as his Middle East Q & A video series, at the Strategic Assessment Patreon website.MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1 https://www.lo…

#MEXICO: Voting for AMLO's choice by what margin? Mary Anastasia O'Grady, WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/could-mexicos-election-spring-a-surprise-927e37bb https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexicos-presidential-hopefuls-wrap-up-campaigns-ahead-historic-election-2024-05-29/ 1911 Mexico CityBy John Batchelor

#SCALAReport: NVDA plus TSMC plus ASML primacy that PRC cannot match. Chris Riegel, #STRATACACHE https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/tech-war-huawei-races-to-fill-void-left-by-nvidia-in-china-with-home-grown-chips-becoming-popular-components-in-ai-boxes/ar-BB1niom1 1930By John Batchelor

#Russia: Life in Moscow in wartime sanctions. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute https://www.russiamatters.org/analysis/russia-shifting-toward-mobilization-economy-or-forming-new-loyal-business-elite 1900 Nicholas in MoscowBy John Batchelor

#UKRAINE: Does Kyiv aim to strike Russia cities with long range missiles. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute https://www.yahoo.com/news/macron-says-kyiv-must-able-182247369.html 1917 StalinBy John Batchelor

PREVIEW: JAPAN: #PRC: Conversation with colleague Grant Newsham for his contribution to the new collection, THE BOILING MOAT, re the prospective war with the PRC over Taiwan, and what needs to be done to prepare -- and in this excerpt, what is inadequate and needs correction in the Japan Self Defence Force. Detail later. 1905 Russo Japan War…

PREVIEW: #GAZA: #EGYPT: Conversation with Hill Neuer of UN Watch in Geneva re the confirmed discovery of up to 50 tunnels underneath the Gaza border with Egypt -- & What is to be believed? More detail tonight. undated Negev DesertBy John Batchelor

PREVIEW: #MOSCOW Conversation with colleague Anatol Lieven, just returned from Moscow, where he found an economy that shows no vivid sign of sanctions, with the notable observation that there are more Chinese cars than before. More details on Dr. Lieven's observations and assessments from his recent visit to Moscow will be provided later. 1911 Boro…

PREVIEW: #ARGENTINA: Conversation with Professor Evan Ellis of the US Army War College re the success of the newly elected President Javier Milei to presneent himself and his plans to audiences in Europe, in Israel, in the US -- and what this means for success in Buenos Aires. More later. 1913 Ostende Argentina…

PREVIEW: #MEXICO Conversation with colleague Mary Anastasia O'Grady re the history of one-party rule in Mexico (PRI) and why AMLO and Morena find it useful to reestablish. More detail later. 1909 MexicoBy John Batchelor

PREVIEW: #PRC: Conversation with colleague Chris Riegel of #SCALA.com re the blacklisted China companies entering the American and EU markets by hiding behnd a local front purchase. More detail later of "the long game." 1883 LondonBy John Batchelor

This episode of 35 West originally aired on December 20, 2023. Now, just days away from the election, many of topics discussed have only grown in relevance over the course of the official campaign season. Mexico's general election on June 2 of 2024 promises to be a seminal moment for Mexican politics and society on a number of fronts, in particular…

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Saudi Arabia where there is talk of offensive arms from the US, To London, to Moscow, to Delhi. Converse with coleagues of a mystery in Winnipeg. To North Korea, to Seoul, to Winnipeg, to London. To Moscow an d Kyiv, to the south of France to obsrve the UK General Election on July 4. 1811 Dumfries House Scotland…

2/2: #HOTEL MARS: Can mammals reproduce in the 1/3 gravity of Mars & What is to be done? John Jossy, National Space Society. David Livingston of the SpaceShow.com https://isdc.nss.org/isdc_featuredspeaker/john-jossy/ 1920By John Batchelor

1/2: #HOTEL MARS: Can mammals reproduce in the 1/3 gravity of Mars & What is to be done? John Jossy, National Space Society. David Livingston of the SpaceShow.com https://spacesettlementprogress.com/life-support/ undated MarsBy John Batchelor

#UK: Will Labour win back SNP voters in Scotland https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/05/28/sunak-my-daughters-are-excited-about-doing-national-service/ 1843 LOCH LOMONDBy John Batchelor

#FRANCE: Climate moderates as orange juice, coffee and cocoa skyrocket. Simon Constable, Occitanie. https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/orange-juice-prices-soar-to-new-high-as-poor-weather-hits-citrus-crops/ar-BB1mU97E UNDATED CALVADOS HARVESTBy John Batchelor

PRC: Another Starlink knock-off. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/botswana-approves-starlink/ 1886 ROBUR THE CONQUEROR BY JULES VERNEBy John Batchelor

PRC: X-37B knock-off. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/chinas-x-37b-releases-object-in-orbit/ 1957By John Batchelor

#KREMLIN: Change without a change: George Friedman, @GPFutures. https://geopoliticalfutures.com/putins-peace-plan/ 1931 STALIN AND BERIABy John Batchelor

#KREMLIN: Change without a change: George Friedman, @GPFutures. https://geopoliticalfutures.com/putins-peace-plan/ 1917 ALL SOVIET WORKERS UNIONBy John Batchelor

#PRC: The Bull Case refused. Fraser Howie, co-author of Red Capitalism: The Fragile Financial Foundation of China's Extraordinary Rise,@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/24/jpmorgan-is-positive-on-china-stocks-and-constructive-on-its-property-sector-.html 1913 CHINA…

#CANADA: Mysterious virologists. Charles Burton, senior fellow at Sinopsis@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill: https://d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net/05_24_24_Letter_to_ODNI_10bdaa4f93.pdf 1932 YELLOWKNIFEBy John Batchelor

#NORTH KOREA: Balloon stunts and instability. David Maxwell, vice president of the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.newsweek.com/china-japan-south-korea-issue-nuclear-statement-1904985 1951 SOUTH KOREABy John Batchelor

#JAPAN: Trilateral (ROK, JAPAN, PRC) recovered. Lance Gatling, principal of Nexial Research based in Tokyo, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-china-japan-joint-declaration-after-first-summit-four-years-2024-05-27/ 1904 RUSSO JAPANESE WAR…

#INDIA: Congress Party populism campaigns by passing out cash. Sadanand Dhume WSJ.com https://www.wsj.com/articles/india-could-become-venezuela-on-the-ganges-national-election-e138a7d2 1900 INDIA (ELPHINSTONE COLLEGE AND SASSOON LIBRARY)By John Batchelor

#RUSSIA: More companies remained in Russia than departed, many more. Michael Bernstam, Hoover Institution. https://on.ft.com/3V3Ndhw 1896 MOSCOWBy John Batchelor

#StateThinking: Labour and the "Special Relationship" . @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-know-who-will-win-the-uk-election-but-why-d590effe 1963 GEORGE ORWELL'S (ERIC BLAIR'S) 1984By John Batchelor

#StateThinking: President Biden romances the previously spurned MBS @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.forbes.com/sites/pauliddon/2024/05/29/the-weapon-saudi-arabia-might-buy-if-it-secures-defense-pact-with-us/?sh=4cb49e935354 1926 KING SAUD…

PREVIEW: BOOSTERS: Conversation with colleague Bob Zimmerman on the suggestion with fins on a Long March 2D booster that perhaps China is experimenting with early stages of guided descent that is part of the reusability that makes SpaceX a pioneer in commerical space. 1910 ChinaBy John Batchelor

PREVIEW: PRC: #BULLS: Excerpt from an exchange between colleagues Gordon Chang and Fraser Howie re the puzzling bullish call made by JP Morgan on the collapsing China economy. More tonight. undated WuhanBy John Batchelor

PREVIEW: NORTH KOREA: Conversation with colleague David Maxwell of the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy re the instability in North Korea that is more threatening than any of Kim's provocations, that could quickly move to regime collapse amid an apocalyptic war start on the peninsula. 1951 USS St. Paul…

PREVIEW: COVID-19: #CANADA Conversation with colleague Charles Burton in Ottawa regarding the unexplained and under investigation activities and mysterious departures of two Canadian citizens of Mainland China origin. These individuals previously worked in dangerous types of virology research at a lab in Winnipeg, until they were escorted from the …

PREVIEW: #RUSSIA: Conversation with George Friedman of Geopolitical Futures regarding President Putin's recent visit to President Xi in Beijing. The discussion will focus on what Mr. Putin sought to gain from this meeting and whether he was able to obtain the necessary support to aid his ongoing war in Ukraine. More details on the outcomes and impl…

PREVIEW: LABOUR: UK ELECTION: Coversation with colleague Mary Kissel of Stephens Incorporated re the pending July 4 General Election in the UK and what the presumed Labour Party overwhelming success can mean for the US and the "special relationship" with Mother Country. More tonight. 1901 Thames, London…

GOOD EVENING: The show begins at the Federal Reserve waiting for metrics that illustrate inflation returning to acceptable 2%. Then to Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, West Africa, Sought Africa.. To Gaza, to Jerusalem and the UN. The Western Balkans, to Belgrade to the Ivy League due a reckoning for the unacceptable antisemitism of Spring 2024. 1908 Pari…

2/2: /#ANTISEMITISM: Jihadists make common cause with the Campus Left https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/05/26/confronting_the_woke-left_and_jihad-enthusiast_alliance_151003.html 1850 Nassau HallBy John Batchelor