#MrMarket: Adam Smith: Tariffs cost and cost. Veronique De Rugy, Mercatus Center, George Mason University

#IRAQ: Withdrawal again. Brad Bowman, FDD. Cameron McMillan, FDD.

#BRAZIL: Vs Musk. Mary Anastasia O'Grady, WSJ https://www.wsj.com/opinion/elon-musk-fights-for-free-speech-in-brazil-social-media-de-moraes-f3bdf454

2/2: #MrMarket: The bond market respectfully does not agree. Brett Arends, Marketwatch

1/2: #MrMarket: The bond market respectfully does not agree. Brett Arends, Marketwatch

#TURKEY: Threats. Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak is the Turkey expert at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS) and the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies (MDC) at Tel Aviv University.

#RUSSIA: #IRAN: One Eurasian war with theaters. Michael Rubin is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he specializes in Iran, Turkey, and the broader Middle East. A former Pentagon official, Dr. Rubin has lived in post-revolution I

#GAZA: Rafah Crossing. Joe Truzman is a senior research analyst at FDD’s Long War Journal, focused primarily on Palestinian militant groups and Hezbollah. Joe has assisted non-governmental organizations and policymakers in identifying Palestinian groups a

#LEBANON: NEW PHASE. David Daoud is a senior fellow at FDD focused on Lebanon and Hezbollah. He previously worked as a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council, director of Israel, Lebanon, and Syria research at United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI). Malc

#RUSSIA: Yuan drought in Moscow because China isn't paying for the oil. Michael Bernstam, Hoover Institution

#USA: #SCALAREPORT: Two tiered culture: Ferrari Store and Dollar Store. #SCALAREPORT: Chris Riegel CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache.

2/2: #UKRAINE: No end in sight. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute.

1/2: #UKRAINE: No end in sight. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute.

PREVIEW: PRC: MOON BASE Conversation with colleague Rick Fisher of IASC regarding the PRC and PLA plan to dominate the moon along with allied states and captive private enterprise. More details tonight.

PREVIEW: IRAQ: WITHDRAWAL Conversation with colleague Brad Bowman of FDD regarding reports that the Pentagon is planning to withdraw from Iraq in the next two years. Is the Iraqi Army ready for ISIS, Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, and IRGC? More details later.

PREVIEW: RUSSIA: BRITAIN Conversation with colleague Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft regarding how Russia could retaliate against Britain for Storm Shadow strikes inside Russia without risking Article 5. More details tonig

PREVIEW: RUSSIA: UKRAINE Conversation with colleague Michael Rubin of AEI regarding Moscow's call-up of an additional 180,000 recruits to fill the ranks for a new spring fighting season in Ukraine. Asking: Does Russia believe it is winning the war in Ukra

PREVIEW: BRAZIL-ELON MUSK-X Conversation with colleague Mary Anastasia O'Grady regarding the demand by Brazil Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes that X ban certain named dissenters who speak against President Lula da Silva. Musk has refused. The judg

PREVIEW: PRC: JAPANIFICATION Conversation with colleague Chris Riegel of SCALA.com regarding the sinking Chinese economy and its vast credit unworthiness in the trillions, potentially reaching double-digit trillions. More details tonight.

#NewWorldReport: Ecuador asks for US returning. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis