GOOD EVENING: The show begins in the strong markets and stronger American prospects for 2025...

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in the  strong markets and stronger American prospects for 2025... 1909 NYC  CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 Markets: American Economy by Far the Strongest on Earth Guest: Liz Peek, The Hill, Fox News and Fox Business 9:15-9:30 Markets: Denver in Disrepair Guest: Liz Peek, The Hill, Fox News and Fox Business 9:30-9:45 Syria: The US/UAE Make Assad an Offer He Can Refuse Guest: Jonathan Schanzer, FDD 9:45-10:00 Gaza: The Hostages and POTUS-Elect Guest: Jonathan Schanzer, FDD SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 State Thinking: Asia in Turmoil, Europe in Turmoil Guest: Mary Kissel, Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State, Executive VP Stephens Inc. 10:15-10:30 State Thinking: Levant in Turmoil Guest: Mary Kissel, Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State, Executive VP Stephens Inc. 10:30-10:45 EU: Can Germany De-industrialize? (Part 1) Guest: Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, Berlin 10:45-11:00 EU: Can Germany De-industrialize? (Part 2) Guest: Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, Berlin THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 London Calling: Tax and Tax, Spend and Spend Guest: Joseph Sternberg, WSJ Opinion 11:15-11:30 London Calling: Dickens Christmas Lights Up the City Guest: Joseph Sternberg, WSJ Opinion 11:30-11:45 Georgia: Divided Between the EU and Moscow Guest: Ekaterina Zolotova, GP Futures 11:45-12:00 Russia: The Nuke Bluff & What Is to Be Done? Guest: Ivana Stradner, FDD FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 PRC, Koreas, Japan, Taiwan: Well Defended Guest: Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 12:15-12:30 Ukraine: Can Europe Field an Army? Guest: Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 12:30-12:45 Turkey: Neo-Ottomanists on the March Guest: Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 12:45-1:00 AM King Charles Report: Welcome the Emir of Qatar Guest: Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs