The John Batchelor Show

SUDAN: Civil war and genocide. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 1932 On the Nile

2/2: #SYRIA and the Neo-Ottomanism of Ankara. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 1926 Druze Syria

1/2: #SYRIA and the Neo-Ottomanism of Ankara. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 1914 Syria Cafe

#LEBANON: No compliance with 1701. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD 1970 Beirut

#GAZA: Hostage negotiation again at Doha. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD 1860 Jerusalem

#STATETHINKING: North Korea, unchallenged by the Biden administration. @MaryKissel 1951 Korea orphan

#STATETHINKING: Iran, maximum pressure works. @MaryKissel 1902 Persia

#BERLIN: CDU in ascendance, Friedrich Merz confident. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie 1847 Banks of the Main River

#BERLIN: The trending populist variety across the EU. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie 1960 East Berlin

#BIDEN: Last minute Green and prankish.policy. Liz Peek, The Hill, Fox News 1885 NYSE

BULLISH: Few very few, see a Recession ahead, Liz Peek, The Hill, Fox News 1863 Third Avenue

PREVIEW - LESS REGULATION, MORE PROSPERITY Colleague Elizabeth Peek observes that the current bullishness on Wall Street and Main Street stems from expectations that the Trump administration will maintain a light regulatory approach. More tonight 1945 Roswell, New Mexico.

PREVIEW - TURKIYE: SYRIA Colleague Gregory Copley reports that Turkiye is exploring negotiations with Moscow regarding the potential handover of Bashar al-Assad to face war crimes charges. More tonight. 1885 Damascus

PREVIEW - EU: RUSSIA & PRC Colleague Judy Dempsey of Carnegie observes that EU states perceive Russia and China as hostile powers, yet are not ready to respond and show far less resolve than the Trump Administration. More tonight. 1910 Brussels

PREVIEW - NET-ZERO: BIDEN ADMINISTRATION Colleague Joseph Sternberg of WSJ Editorial Board, reporting from London, measures European hesitancy on net-zero goals and examines the Biden Administration's net-zero policies, such as banning natural gas water heaters after 2029, despite voter preferences for Trump administration energy policies regarding fossil fuel exploitation. More tonight. 1910 Fresno, CA

PREVIEW - NORTH KOREA Colleague Mary Kissel discusses the adversaries -- the Axis of Resistance -- that the Marco Rubio State Department will inherit from the Biden administration, and what is to be done about the rogue state North Korea. More details tonight. 1951 Koraa War

PREVIEW - HEZBOLLAH Colleague Jonathan Schanzer of FDD (Foundation for Defense of Democracies) analyzes the unknowns of the failed state of Lebanon. More details tonight. 1898 Beirut

GOOD EVENING The broadcast opens with a discussion of Shamsud-Din Jabbar in New Orleans, examining what remains unknown about this case... 1889 NEW ORLEANS CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-9:15 NEW ORLEANS: What we do not know about Shamsud-Din Jabbar. Bill Roggio, FDD 9:15-9:30 Al Qaeda: More threat than ever. Bill Roggio, FDD 9:30-9:45 TAIWAN: No PLA attack expected. Anne Stevenson-Yang, author "Wild Ride" 9:45-10:00 SOUTH KOREA: Yoon gains support. David Maxwell, Center for Asia Pacific Strategy SECOND HOUR 10-10:15 1/2: Ukraine: Kyiv counterattacks in Kursk Oblast. John Hardie; Bill Roggio FDD 10:15-10:30 2/2: Ukraine: Kyiv counterattacks in Kursk Oblast. John Hardie; Bill Roggio FDD 10:30-10:45 ISRAEL: Rumors of hostage deal. David Daoud, Bill Roggio, FDD 10:45-11:00 LEBANON: Hezbollah refuses to comply with 1701, countdown to end of the ceasefire. David Daoud, Bill Roggio, FDD THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 New World Report: Brazil Lawfare against the DF. Venezuela planning to barter with POTUS Trump. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 11:15-11:30 New World Report: Argentina Beacon of Freedom for the Americas. Ecuador failing. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 11:30-11:45 1/2: POTUS-Elect: Trials of Trump for sentencing January 10. @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness 11:45-12:00 2/2: POTUS-Elect: Trials of Trump for sentencing January 10. @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness FOURTH HOUR 12-12:15 1/2: AI: Nvidia accelerates into robotics. Brandon Weichert, National Interest 12:15-12:30 2/2: AI: Nvidia accelerates into robotics. Brandon Weichert, National Interest 12:30-12:45 CUBA: Rogue State, Terror State. Mary Anastasia O'Grady, WSJ 12:45-1:00 am ITALY: Iran takes an Italian journalist, Cecilia Sala, hostage. Lorenzo Fiori, Milan

#ITALY: Iran takes an Italian journalist, Cecilia Sala, hostage. Lorenzo Fiori, Milan. 1938 ROME

#CUBA: Rogue State, Terror State. Mary Anastasia O'Grady, WSJ 1899 HAVANA