The John Batchelor Show

PREVIEW: #OCEANIA: #PRC: Conversation with colleague Cleo Paskal of FDD regarding the planeloads of Chinese nationals from Hong Kong entering the US without a visa at the US territory of the Northern Mariannas, capitol at Saipan -- with easy accesss by water to the casino at Tinian and the US military base at Guam -- and exploring the potential motives and implications of this development. More details on this topic to follow tonight.
1900 Guam after typhoon

PREVIEW: #HEZBOLLAH: #IDF: Conversation with colleague Jonathan Schanzer of FDD regarding the looming threat of war in the north against the well-armed and massive Hezbollah forces in Lebanon -- and discussing potential strategies to address this challenge.
1867 Beirut

PREVIEW: #INFLATION: Conversation with colleague Elizabeth Peek of Fox News and The Hill regarding the challenged expectation of a soft landing for the Federal Reserve and the American economy -- along with doubts about spending, jobs, inflation, credit card debt, and the potential impact on the upcoming election. More details to follow later.
1919 Detroit, Michigan

PREVIEW: #EU: #MACRON: Conversation with colleague Judy Dempsey of the Carnegie Endowment in Berlin of the European capitals conversations about an EU military -- and that, other than President Macron, they really don't want to talk abou it. More later.
https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/92304
1910 France

GOOD EVENING. The show begins in Gaza at a moment when the fighting may end and diplomacy begin. We then move to the East China Sea and the Okinawa island chain, where they are fending off Chinese Coast Guard harassment around the Senkaku Islands. Next, we visit Palawan Island in the Philippines, located on the South China Sea shore. From there, we go to the Donetsk battle zone, which is under Russian fire while waiting for the US resupply. We then head to Harvard Yard, where protesters have replaced an American flag with a Palestinian flag, and to the Harvard administration, where they begin the search again for a president. Our journey continues to Kyiv, Beijing, Myanmar, and Moldova. Finally, we travel to Venezuela, Panama City, Mexico City, and Quito.
1866 Panama.

#NewWorldReport: The constant dangers in Ecuador. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuador-says-it-has-sued-mexico-over-granting-asylum-former-vp-2024-04-29/
1941 Ecuador

#NewWorldReport: The critical Mexico election; the imminent Panama election. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-presidential-debate-galvez-goes-after-frontrunner-sheinbaum-2024-04-29/
1909 Mexico City

#NewWorldReport: Venezuela unafraid of sanctions. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/three-more-activists-detained-venezuela-opposition-says-2024-04-29/
1905 Caracas

#NewWorldReport: The "Americas Act" counters the PRC with trade and manufacturing. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire
https://www.bennet.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2024/3/bennet-cassidy-salazar-espaillat-gallagher-introduce-landmark-bill-to-counter-china-expand-partnerships-across-the-western-hemisphere
1913 Panama

#Moldova: Next on the target list? Josh Rogin, Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/25/moldova-russian-politics-ukraine-invasion-europe/
1852 Russia