Good evening: The show begins in Istanbul, as the sons of Cold Warriors gather to talk Ukraine and security.

2/2: #HOTEL MARS: ROSCOSMOS: VENERA 1972. ANATOLY ZAK, DAVID LIVINGSTON.

1/2: #HOTEL MARS: ROSCOSMOS: VENERA 1972. ANATOLY ZAK, DAVID LIVINGSTON.

AI: HUAWEI THE PIRATE. BRANDON WEICHERT.

PRC: NON TARIFF BARRIERS, ALAN TONELSON, GORDON CHANG

#NEWWORLDREPORT: NABOA GETS AN ALLY IN THE LEGISLATURE. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS

#NEWWORLDREPORT: CELAC IN BEIJING. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS

#NEWWORLDREPORT? : LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS

#NEWWORLDREPORT: PROFOUNDLY TROUBLED PETRO. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS

Iran: threats. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1

SYRIA: HANDSHAKE WITH A CUTRHOAT. ilan berman, Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1

GAZA: READY TO ENGAGE WITH HAMAS. ALEX TRAIMAN, JNS. MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1

ISRAEL: ABRAHAM ACCORDS IN TRAIN. ASHER FREDMAN, MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1

CANADA: NEVER MIND, CONRAD BLACK.

PRC: SHIPPING CHRISTMAS. #SCALAREPORT: CHRIS RIEGEL CEO, SCALA.COM@STRATACACHE.

EUROPE. NO LEADER. ANATOL LIEVEN.

ISTANBUL. BACK TO THE FUTURE, 2022. ANATOL LIEVEN.

Preview: Colleague Conrad Black comments that previous government plans for defense were not met. More tonight.

Preview: Colleague Chris Riegel of #ScalaReport: Chris Riegel CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache. Reports the price rises and expectation in retail due to tariff disruption. More later.

Preview: Colleague Anatoly Zak reports how long the Roscosmos Venus probe, Venera D, lasted for data collection on the surface of Venus, July 1972. More later