GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Russia as the Ukrainian incursion pushes on toward Kursk Oblast. More later. 1941 Moscow defense CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 1/2: UKRAINE: The incursion. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute. 915-930 2/2: UKRAINE: The incursion. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute. 930-945 #SCALAREPORT: Chip war…

OCEANIA: defending the Second Island Chain, Ronan Wordsworth, @GPFutures https://geopoliticalfutures.com/the-us-strengthens-the-second-island-chain/ 1943 Northern TerritoryBy John Batchelor

#IRAN: The Pakistani national accused of planning assassinations at the direction of Tehran. Sadananad Dhume, WSJ, AEI https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-politics-of-irans-alleged-plot-against-donald-trump-a983bb94 1900 KarachiBy John Batchelor

#CANADA: Climate Change and Ottawa. Conrad Black, National Post. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/time-for-the-climate-insanity-to-stop 1900 OttawaBy John Batchelor

#MrMarket: US Industrial Policy of tariffs and subsidies means the voters pay more for lesser quality. Veronique DeRugy, Mercatus Center https://www.creators.com/read/veronique-de-rugy/08/24/the-tariff-paradox-americans-love-free-trade-more-than-they-realize 1952 RNC ConventionBy John Batchelor

2:/2/#HOTEL MARS: The postponed Mars Sample Return Mission & What is too be done? David Southwood, Imperial College. David Livingston, Space.Show. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr7337 1930By John Batchelor

1/2: #HOTEL MARS: The postponed Mars Sample Return Mission & What is too be done? David Southwood, Imperial College. David Livingston, Space.Show. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr7337 1952By John Batchelor

#PRC: Another twist at the Defense Ministry. Charles Burton, Sinopsis. 1895 TaiwanBy John Batchelor

#TAIWAN: Can it mitigate the PLA attack? Cliff May, FDD https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/13/chinas-communist-regime-ever-threatens-its-democra/ 1925 TaiwanBy John Batchelor

#ISRAEL: The scale and pattern of the anti Israel media: Ben-Dror Yemini is a senior journalist with the Hebrew daily Yediot Ahronot. He has conducted a lot of research on anti-Israeli propaganda. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 1860-1900 JerusalemBy John Batchelor

#ISRAEL: Will the US counter attack Iran or its proxies Rear Admiral (Ret.) Mark Montgomery is the Senior Director at the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, leading efforts to enhance U.S. security and counter cyber threats. He also directs CSC 2.0, an initiative focused on implementing recommendations from the Cyberspace Solarium Commissio…

IRAN: Unknown weaponizing schedule. David Albright is an American physicist and a weapons expert who is the founder of the non-governmental Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), its current president, and author of several books on the proliferation of atomic weapons. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 1925 Persia…

Northern Israel: Under constant attack. Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Sarit Zehav iFounder and president of Alma – a nonprofit and an independent research and education center specializing in Israel’s security challenges on its northern border. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 1903 GalileeBy John Batchelor

#VENEZUELA: The US hesitates to condemn. Mary Anastasia O'Grady WSJ 1902 CaracasBy John Batchelor

#SCALAREPORT: Chip wars and Huawei. Chris Riegel CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache.. undated ChinaBy John Batchelor

2:/2 UKRAINE: The incursion. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute. 1905 RostovBy John Batchelor

1/2: UKRAINE: The incursion. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute. 1920 Russian RevolutionBy John Batchelor

PREVIEW: HOTEL MARS: MARS: JWST: Conversation with David Southwood of Imperial College, London, regarding the Lessons Learned from the over-budget and overdue JWST that can be applied to the challenge of Mars Sample Return, now postponed. More tonight. 1682 Paris ObservatoryBy John Batchelor

PREVIEW: AUSTRALIA: SECOND ISLAND CHAIN: Conversation with colleague Ronan Wordsworth of #GPFutures regarding the fortifying of the Second Island Chain with the Northern Territory of Australia as the anchor -- preparing for the PLA attack on the First Island Chain. More tonight. 1942 Northern Territory at Stokes Hill…

PREVIEW: PLA NAVY: CCP: Conversation with colleague Charles Burton regarding the news that Minister of Defense Admiral Dong has not been promoted to the Central Military Commission and what this may mean about disorder in the PRC CCP leadership. 1949 ChinaBy John Batchelor

PREVIEW: USNAVY: IRAN: HEZBOLLAH: Conversation with Mark Montgomery, FDD, on the scale of the US Navy deployment in the Middle East -- to do what in the event of Iran attacking Israel? More tonight. 1943 USS Brooklyn, light cruiser.By John Batchelor

PREVIEW: TAIWAN: WARGAME: Conversation with colleague Cliff May of FDD, just back from Taiwan, regarding developing wargame scenarios for the PRC attack on Taiwan in the near future. More tonight. 1947 TaiwanBy John Batchelor

PREVIEW: PRC: HUAWEI: NVIDIA: Conversation with colleague Chris Riegel of Scala.com regarding the Huawei boast that it has now produced a microchip that matches the Nvidia chip available in the PRC. No comment from Huawei about the highest end chips because that tech is out of reach for now and likely for an indefinite number of years more. Much mo…

GOOD EVENING: The show begins tonight in Caracas, where there is strong indication that the regime will survive ... 1924 Caracas CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #NewWorldReport: Venezuela escapes again. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldRep…

PRC: High end manufacturing illusions: Andrew Collier, managing director of Orient Capital Research and author of new book, China's Technology War: Why Beijing Took Down Its Tech Giants, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill: https://www.globalsourcepartners.com/posts/view-from-washington/teaser?utm_campaign=elts&utm_medium=social&utm_source…

#PRC: UKRAINE; Savvy China investors in Ukraine: Rebecca Grant, vice president of the Lexington Institute@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.newsweek.com/china-breaks-silence-ukraine-kursk-offensive-1937859 undated WuhanBy John Batchelor

#TAIWAN: IOC permits bashing Taiwanese patriots. Stephen Yates, chair of the America First Policy Institute's China Policy Initiative,@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hills: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/flags-banned-taiwan-olympics-chinese-taipei-rcna165502 1950 TaiwanBy John Batchelor

PRC: Orbital bomber and anti-satellite platform called ShenLong. Brandon Weichert, author of Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower, on @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill: https://www.independent.co.uk/space/china-secret-space-plane-europe-b2595354.html 1964By John Batchelor

#MARS: The joyful dodgy report of an underground ocean.Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/essays-and-commentaries/more-bad-journalism-this-time-about-a-hypothesized-underground-ocean-on-mars/ 1963By John Batchelor

#SPACEX: Delayed by the FAA. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/faa-cancels-scheduled-public-meetings-to-review-new-boca-chica-environmental-assessment/ 1958By John Batchelor

2/2: #GEORGIA: SOUTH CAUCASUS: Balancing act between Moscow and Brussels teetering. Ekaterina Zolotova in Moscow, @GPFutures https://geopoliticalfutures.com/in-georgia-balancing-east-and-west-gets-tougher/ 1896 MoscowBy John Batchelor

1/2: #GEORGIA: SOUTH CAUCASUS: Balancing act between Moscow and Brussels teetering. Ekaterina Zolotova in Moscow, @GPFutures https://geopoliticalfutures.com/in-georgia-balancing-east-and-west-gets-tougher/ undated PetersburgBy John Batchelor

#RUSSIA: Suitcases of Euros and dollars, big bills. Michael Bernstam, Hoover Institution https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/nearly-all-chinese-banks-are-refusing-to-process-payments-from-russia-report-says/ar-AA1oLZjY undated Russia bank runBy John Batchelor

#UK: King Charles stands up for England: PM Starmer does not. Simon Constable, Occitanie. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/king-charles-delay-in-condemning-u-k-riots-draws-criticism/ar-AA1oscxd 1914By John Batchelor

#Hezbollah: War warning. Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/14/israel-netanyahu-defence-chiefs-ceasefire-talks-iran-hamas/ 1918 UKRAINE, GERMAN OCCUPATIONBy John Batchelor

#Ukraine: The incursion and the risk. Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/14/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news21/ 1900 LEMBERGBy John Batchelor

#NewWorldReport: #AMAZON: The fires surge & What is to be done? Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/brazil-fire-brigades-fight-amazon-blazes-off-torrid-start-2024-2024-08-09/ 1900 PERUVIAN AMAZON…

#NewWorldReport: Ecuador in extreme peril. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuador-ex-president-correas-party-taps-luisa-gonzalez-presidential-candidate-2024-08-10/ 1905 ECUADOR…

#NewWorldReport: Sinaloa Double Cross. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis hcttps://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-drug-lord-el-mayo-zambada-says-he-was-ambushed-new-account-us-arrest-2024-08-10/ 1911 MEXICO CITY…

#NewWorldReport: Venezuela escapes again. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-says-it-has-not-offered-maduro-amnesty-since-election-2024-08-12/ 1910 CARACASBy John Batchelor

PREVIEW: COLOMBIA: GUSTAVO PETRO: Conversation with Professor Evan Ellis regarding the extreme reversal of fortune for Left of Center President of Colombia Gustavo Petro. More later. 1886 BogotaBy John Batchelor

PREVIEW: VENEZUELA: MADURO: Conversation with colleague Professor Evan Ellis regarding the contradictory reports, WSJ and State, that the Biden Administration offered or did not offer amnesty and sanctuary and so forth to the strongman Nicolas Maduro. More later. 1948 CaracasBy John Batchelor

PREVIEW: #RUSSIA: SANCTIONS: Conversation with Michael Bernstam of Hoover re the sanction busting method of selling gold for Euros and Dollars needed inside Russia. More later. 1936 MoscowBy John Batchelor

PREVIEW: PRC: UKRAINE: Conversation with colleague Rebecca Grant regarding the PRC investment in Ukraine before the war and the probable return of the PRC after the war. More later. 1930 CrimeaBy John Batchelor

PREVIEW: BOEING: Conversation with Bob Zimmerman regarding the NASA IG condemnation of a troubled Boeing project for the third stage of the SLS moon booster. More later. 1955By John Batchelor

PREVIEW: UKRAINE: KURSK: Conversation with colleague Jeff McCausland of CBS News regarding the size and goal of the Ukrainian incursion into Russia in the general direction of Kursk Oblast. More tonight. 1938 of 1668 MoscowBy John Batchelor

GOOD EVENING: The show begins on Wall Street -- speculating about the direction of the economy with Liz Peek of Fox News and The Hill. 1860 Oyster Stands NYC CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #Markets: "Recession" thoughts back in the conversation. Liz Peek, The Hill, Fox News and Fox Business https://www.msn.com/en-us/money…

PREVIEW: KING CHARLES: RIOTERS: Conversation with colleague Gregory Copley regarding the monarchy and its authority -- in this case, King Charles appealed to his subjects for calm and the riots ended amid counter-demonstrators who represented order. Great success. America could use a monarch with the same success. More later. 1912 Bank Run…

#KingCharlesReport: Stilling the riots with reason. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://apnews.com/article/king-charles-iii-riots-uk-27f45e28bb2606e33c49c4ae38e2c03b 1868 BuckinghamBy John Batchelor

#IRAN: Pressured by Russia to relent. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-iran-ties-being-strained-by-parallel-conflicts-15155173?mod=hp_lead_pos2 1925 PersiaBy John Batchelor