GOOD EVENING: The show begins at the Federal Reserve, searching for the fate of the three promised interest rate cuts in 2024 -- none of which are currently in sight. We then delve into memories of Perry Mason while reading about the Trump trial. Next, we move to Tehran, Isfahan, and Gaza, discussing the imminent Rafah Operation. We then visit Midl…

#LondonCalling: What is the Rwanda Bill? @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/five-migrants-feared-dead-english-channel-crossing-ngqm76r39 1962 RWANDA由John Batchelor

#LondonCalling: The Federal Reserve influencer is a formula named FRBUS. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.ft.com/content/6c746e2c-1ddb-4e61-8620-7d46a6393818 1914 FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD由John Batchelor

IRAN: Unenforced sanctions and Tehran's bounty. Saeed Ghasseminejad, FDD https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/04/19/irans-oil-exports-continue-to-rise/ 1925 PERSIA由John Batchelor

PAKISTAN: Visit by Raisi for an old pipeline deal. Arif Rafiq, Globelynews,com https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/perspectives-irans-elections-examining-ties-united-states-china-and-south-asia 1911 127TH BALUCH LIGHT INFANTRY AT BOMBAY由John Batchelor

#KingCharlesReport: Queen Camilla remembers her Father's stories of the Royal Lancers. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/04/22/camilla-jokes-about-royal-lancer-capacity-for-drinking-beer/ 1942 ROYAL LANCERS IN NORTH AFRICA由John Batchelor

#NIGERIA: Inflation, violence, disorder, Tinubu unable. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://mailchi.mp/0b14c4fd1686/the-week-ahead-highway-to-nowhere?e=16dcd15952 1911 NIGERIA由John Batchelor

#ETHIOPIA: Collapse with no way out. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 1910 ETHIOPIA由John Batchelor

#IRAN: #TURKIYE: Mullahs comprehend the Israeli retaliation. Erdogan offering Hamas refuge, Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/erdogan-meets-hamas-leader-turkiye-discusses-efforts-regional-peace-4280366 1928 TURKIYE由John Batchelor

2/2: #BERLIN: The rise and rise of Alternative for Deutschland. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieeurope.eu/2024/04/18/germany-afd-blip-or-fixture-pub-92149 1936 NSDAP:由John Batchelor

1/2: #BERLIN: The rise and rise of Alternative for Deutschland. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieeurope.eu/2024/04/18/germany-afd-blip-or-fixture-pub-92149 1937 BERLIN由John Batchelor

#StateThinking: Praising the confident education in Northwood University in Midland, Michigan. @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.northwood.edu 1945 MIDLAND MICHIGAN由John Batchelor

#StateThinking: Predatory Regime & What is to be done? @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/04/22/iran-clerics-crippled-islamic-republic-economy-inflation/ 1307 PERSIA由John Batchelor

#IGAZA: The imminent Rafah Operation. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/23/israel-evacuate-million-palestinians-rafah-offensive/ 1898 GAZA由John Batchelor

#IRAN: #ISRAEL: The Israel response to the Tehran barrage. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/23/israel-hamas-war-latest-news-updates-us-strike-syria-rafah/ 1925 Persia由John Batchelor

#Markets: Remembering Perry Mason during the Trump trial. Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Mason_(1957_TV_series) 1886 SCOTUS由John Batchelor

#Markets: Missing those three cuts at the Fed. Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://www.ft.com/content/6c746e2c-1ddb-4e61-8620-7d46a6393818 1927 Dederal Reserve Board由John Batchelor

PREVIEW: #ECONOMY: Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Liz Peek of The Hill and Fox News re the road ahead as viewed by the famous and far-sighted NFIB (National Association of Independent Businesses) --puzzling observations, both foreboding and yet still eager for workers. Details later. undated Anchorage Alaska…

PREVIEW: CROWN: Conversation with colleague Grgeory Copley re Queen Camilla's visit, as the new colonel-in-chief, to the Royal Lancers -- har father Major Bruce Shand's regiment in the Second World War. Details tonight. 1941 Royal Lancers maneuvers at Tidworth由John Batchelor

PREVIEW: #MICHIGAN: Excerpt of conversation with colleague Mary Kissel re her visit to Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, to visit with car dealers -- many of whom are graduates of the school -- devoted to entrepreneurship. Details later. https://www.northwood.edu/ 1930 Three Rivers, Michigan…

PREVIEW: #GERMANY: #EU: Conversation with colleague Judy Dempsey of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Berlin re the gathering strength of the Alternative for Deutschland Party (Afd) -- and its collegiality with the trend toward right of center nationalist parties across the EU map. Details tonight. 1906 Berlin…

PREVIEW: #UK: #RWANDA: Conversation with colleague Joseph Sternberg for WSJ in London re the contentious and newly approved policy called the Rwanda Bill that is the Sunak Government answer to the migarnts crossing the Channel -- and the tragedies that are commonplace now. 1880 Parliament由John Batchelor

PREVIEW: #IRAN: Conversation with Jonathan Schanzer of FDD re the lone glide pomb that Israel fired at Iran in retaliation for the barrage on Jerusalem and Israel of previous days -- and the threat that lone strike represents to the Tehran regime. More details tonight. 1925 Persia由John Batchelor

PREVIEW: #HAMAS: #Turkiye: Conversation with Jonathan Schanzer of FDD re the report that Erdogan is offering refuge to Hamas at a site outside of Istanbul -- after reports that Qatar has become anxious about housing Hamas leadership. More details tonight. 1906 Istanbul Post Office由John Batchelor

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Iran's neighboring countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Baluchistan, and Kurdistan, asking about relations with Tehran. We then move to Columbia University and Yale University campuses for demonstrations with antisemitic messages. Next, we go to Ukraine's front line, where troops await weapons and ammunition, and the…