PREVIEW: LEBANON: Colleague Jonathan Schanzer, FDD (Foundation for Defense of Democracies), measures the poor prospects for a ceasefire or peace deal with Hezbollah. More tonight.

PREVIEW: PARLIAMENT: Colleague Joseph Sternberg of the WSJ Editorial Page comments on intemperate remarks by Labour MPs disregarding former president and now president-elect Donald Trump. More tonight.

PREVIEW: CHINA: Investment analyst Anne Stevenson-Yang evaluates Beijing's new stimulus plan to rescue debt-laden municipalities, finding it inadequate and worse. More tonight.

PREVIEW: CHINA: Ottawa-based analyst Charles Burton examines a new phenomenon alarming Beijing - thousands of university students participating in nocturnal bike rides culminating in dawn dumpling meals. More tonight.

PREVIEW: BERLIN: Carnegie analyst Judy Dempsey examines EU vulnerabilities ahead of potential Trump administration transition in Washington. More later.

PREVIEW: PHILIPPINES: Former U.S. Navy Captain James Fanell discusses China's threats against Manila as the Philippines strengthens defenses against potential PLAN aggression. More tonight.

PREVIEW: JAPAN: Tokyo-based colleague Lance Gatling reports on new Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba and the challenge of potential Trump administration tariffs affecting Japan's investments in Chinese manufacturing. More tonight.

GOOD EVENING:: The show begins in the Middle East within weeks of a sSecond Trump Term...

USN: Ohio Class missile boats and A2/AD. Brandon Weichert, author of Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill

USN: Carriers delayed by budgeteers. Rebecca Grant, Lexington Institute. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill

#UKRAINE: North Korea in Kursk combat? John Hardie, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD.

#UKRAINE: Combat Kursk Salient. John Hardie, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD.

2/2: #ASTEROID BELT: Meteorite Origins. Miroslav Broz, Charles University. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com.

1/2: #ASTEROID BELT: Meteorite Origins. Miroslav Broz, Charles University. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com.

#LEBANON: Is UNIFIL cooperating with Hezbollah? Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, FDD/ LWJ. Bill Roggio, FDD/LWJ

#GAZA: What's left of Hamas. Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD/ LWJ

#NewWorldReport: #BOLIVIA: Evo Morales threatens. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire

#NewWorldReport: Border security and deportations. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire

#UN: Elise Stefanik to UN Ambassador. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1@ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness

#ANTISEMTISM: Evidence of a planned and coordinated program in Amsterdam. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1@ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness