GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Gaza, expressing doubts about the effectiveness of diplomacy in the region. We then move to campuses across the United States, wishing the Class of 2024 well after a challenging year marked by the pandemic, disorder, and i

#Comet 67/P C-G and the biomarker that isn't. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com

#SPACEX: The complicated schedule for the lunar landing 2026. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com

#FRANCE: The imminent high price of coffee. Simon Constable, Occitanie.

#FRANCE: Raining in buckets as Scotland SNP washes away. Simon Constable, Occitanie.

#Venezuela: Will the Maduro Regime permit a free and fair election? Allison Fedirka ,@GPFutures

#SYRIA: The Biden Administration and the Assad Regime, thirteen years later. Josh Rogin, Washington Post.com

#PHILIPPINES: Water cannon and ramming. Rebecca Grant, vice president of the Lexington Institute,@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill:

#PRC: Job openings listed without any real jobs. Anne Stevenson-Yang, author of the upcoming Wild Ride: China's Short-Lived Experiment in Capitalism, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill

#RUSSIA: Africa (WAGNER GROUP) Corps paid in Blood Gold & What is to be done? Michael Bernstam, Hoover Institution.

#INDIA: Modi and the old "washing machine" Sadanand Dhume, AEI, WSJ

#PRC: IS THERE Tesla Leverage on Musk's SpaceX?. . Rick Fisher, senior fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center.

#EU: Brussels, nest of spies. Theresa Fallon, director of the Center for Russia Europe Asia Studies, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill

#USN: Data management goes to the sea in ships. Francis Rose, FedGovToday.com

#PRC: State Manufacturing subsidies no longer. Chris Riegel, CEO #SCALA˽REPORT: Chris Riegel CEO Scala.com @Stratacache.

#StateThinking: Farewell to the burdened Class of 2024 @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc.

#StateThinking: Gaza diplomacy doubts. @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc.

PREVIEW: #SYRIA: Conversation with colleague Josh Rogin of the Washington Post regarding the apparent intention of the Biden Administration to abandon the Syrian battlefield to the Assad regime -- leaving our allies, the Kurds and the Syrian opposition in

PREVIEW: #INDIA: Conversation with colleague Sadanand Dhume of AEI and WSJ regarding the ongoing seven-week Indian election -- and exploring the reasons behind the absence of corruption stories in a country where jokes about corrupt politicians needing a

PREVIEW: #EU: #ESPIONAGE: Conversation with colleague Theresa Fallon in Brussels regarding the sudden revelation of PRC spies throughout the EU and UK, especially focusing on one PRC agent, a dual German/Chinese passport holder, who has been an aide to th