PREVIEW: IDF: IRAN: Colleague Brad Bowman of FDD analyzes the value of the IDF strike on Iran for American forces -- and comments on the defeated Russian S-300 air defenses. More tonight.

PREVIEW: UKRAINE: Colleague Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute remains cautious about reports of North Korean combat troops joining Russian forces on the Ukraine battlefield. More tonight.

PREVIEW: BEAVERS: RIVERS: Author Leila Philip, "Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America," comments on the Great Beaver tales by the Native Americans who lived in balance with the waterways and beavers. More tonight.

PREVIEW: ISIS: IRAQ: IRAN: Colleague Bill Roggio of FDD looks at the contradiction in US containment of ISIS that may include leaving the watch on ISIS in Syria in order to please Iran. More tonight.

PREVIEW: PRC: Colleague David Shedd, formerly Acting Director of the DIA, explains how Chinese bad actors play the long game to undermine confidence in the US government and in fellow citizens. More tonight.

PREVIEW: SHANGHAI: WTO: Colleague Chris Riegel comments on the unhappy challenges of doing business in China and with Chinese customers or suppliers - illustrated by the Shanghai bootleg market that claims IP is respected. More tonight.

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Ukraine, waiting on the US election...

"PRC: Colleague Alan Tonelson explains that only strong tariffs can counter deceptive Chinese trade practices. More tonight"

"JAPAN: Colleague Lance Gatling explains the political earthquake in Japan as new PM Ishiba calls snap election. More tonight."

#2/2: HOTEL MARS: The muddy ocean of Ceres. Ian Pamerleau, Purdue University. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com

#1/2: HOTEL MARS: The muddy ocean of Ceres. Ian Pamerleau, Purdue University. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com

#RUSSIA:Inflation spike, revenue decline. Michael Bernstam, Hoover INSTITUTION

#FRANCE: Labour's tax hike like. Simon Constable, OCCITANIE

#NewWorldReport: Lost Mayan City. Found! Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis

#NewWorldReport: Lula's concussion. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis

#NewWorldReport: Bolivia coup theatricals. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis

#NewWorldReport: Uruguay votes Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis

JAPAN: Votes contrary; Lance Gatling, principal of Nexial Research based in Tokyo, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/27/asia/japan-ruling-party-loses-majority-election-intl/index.html

PRC: Gaming victory over America: @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill Brandon Weichert, author of Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/chin

PRC: Xi and war. Jonathan Ward, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and author of The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph Over China, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill : https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/global