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Join America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with a special guest and a rising reform leader — Madeline Hart, deployment strategist and defense acquisition historian at Palantir. Madeline Hart is spearheading new initiatives across Palantir’s US Government business, with a focus on Defense and Space. She co-founded Palantir’s First Breakfast publication, which focuses on resurrecting the American industrial base and launched The Defense Reformation in late 2024. In addition to this work, Madeline is a fellow with the Roots of Progress Institute. 
Madeline Hart is co-author with Shyam Sankar, Palantir's CTO and executive vice president of the just released book "Mobilize: How to Reboot the American Industrial Base and Stop World War III." 
Prior to Palantir, Madeline was the Head of Business Development at Synapse, an AI security and defense company that was acquired by Palantir. She graduated from Harvard University cum laude with a BA in Economics. She lives in NYC with her husband and son.
The conversation focuses on their new book "Mobilize" which is a bold call to arms—to resurrect America's industrial base and win the defense technology race that will define the twenty-first century.
Today, America faces serious threats including the rise of an emboldened China on the economic and security fronts which is exerting global influence with an intent to undermine the rule of law civilization protected by the United States. The future of freedom, national security and prosperity is at stake.
Will America , its taxpayers and elected leaders take on this worthy challenge?  Join us on America's Roundtable for a timely and thought-provoking conversation. A must listen for every American!
americasrt.com (https://americasrt.com/)
https://ileaderssummit.org/  |  https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ 
America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472
X:
@Madeline_Zimm
@ileaderssummit 
@americasrt1776
@NatashaSrdoc
@JoelAnandUSA
@supertalk
@JTitMVirginia
America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio program focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 68 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Tune into WTON in Central Virginia on Sunday mornings at 9:30 A.M. (ET).  Listen to America's Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. 
Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | https://www.supertalk.fm     
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<p>Madeline Hart is co-author with Shyam Sankar, Palantir&#39;s CTO and executive vice president of the just released book &quot;Mobilize: How to Reboot the American Industrial Base and Stop World War III.&quot; </p>

<p>Prior to Palantir, Madeline was the Head of Business Development at Synapse, an AI security and defense company that was acquired by Palantir. She graduated from Harvard University cum laude with a BA in Economics. She lives in NYC with her husband and son.</p>

<p>The conversation focuses on their new book &quot;Mobilize&quot; which is a bold call to arms—to resurrect America&#39;s industrial base and win the defense technology race that will define the twenty-first century.</p>

<p>Today, America faces serious threats including the rise of an emboldened China on the economic and security fronts which is exerting global influence with an intent to undermine the rule of law civilization protected by the United States. The future of freedom, national security and prosperity is at stake.</p>

<p>Will America , its taxpayers and elected leaders take on this worthy challenge?  Join us on America&#39;s Roundtable for a timely and thought-provoking conversation. A must listen for every American!</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">americasrt.com</a><br>
<a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/</a>  |  <a href="https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/</a> </p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

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@ileaderssummit <br>
@americasrt1776<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk<br>
@JTitMVirginia</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 68 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Tune into WTON in Central Virginia on Sunday mornings at 9:30 A.M. (ET).  Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

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@Madeline_Zimm<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@americasrt1776<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk<br>
@JTitMVirginia</p>

<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with a special guest and a rising reform leader — Madeline Hart, deployment strategist and defense acquisition historian at Palantir. Madeline Hart is spearheading new initiatives across Palantir’s US Government business, with a focus on Defense and Space. She co-founded Palantir’s First Breakfast publication, which focuses on resurrecting the American industrial base and launched The Defense Reformation in late 2024. In addition to this work, Madeline is a fellow with the Roots of Progress Institute. </p>

<p>Madeline Hart is co-author with Shyam Sankar, Palantir&#39;s CTO and executive vice president of the just released book &quot;Mobilize: How to Reboot the American Industrial Base and Stop World War III.&quot; </p>

<p>Prior to Palantir, Madeline was the Head of Business Development at Synapse, an AI security and defense company that was acquired by Palantir. She graduated from Harvard University cum laude with a BA in Economics. She lives in NYC with her husband and son.</p>

<p>The conversation focuses on their new book &quot;Mobilize&quot; which is a bold call to arms—to resurrect America&#39;s industrial base and win the defense technology race that will define the twenty-first century.</p>

<p>Today, America faces serious threats including the rise of an emboldened China on the economic and security fronts which is exerting global influence with an intent to undermine the rule of law civilization protected by the United States. The future of freedom, national security and prosperity is at stake.</p>

<p>Will America , its taxpayers and elected leaders take on this worthy challenge?  Join us on America&#39;s Roundtable for a timely and thought-provoking conversation. A must listen for every American!</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">americasrt.com</a><br>
<a href="https://ileaderssummit.org/" rel="nofollow">https://ileaderssummit.org/</a>  |  <a href="https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/" rel="nofollow">https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/</a> </p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472</a></p>

<p>X:<br>
@Madeline_Zimm<br>
@ileaderssummit <br>
@americasrt1776<br>
@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk<br>
@JTitMVirginia</p>

<p>America&#39;s Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.</p>

<p><a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America’s Roundtable</a> radio program focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 68 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Tune into WTON in Central Virginia on Sunday mornings at 9:30 A.M. (ET).  Listen to America&#39;s Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. </p>

<p>Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | <a href="https://www.supertalk.fm" rel="nofollow">https://www.supertalk.fm</a>    </p>]]>
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@supertalk
Join America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with Gordon G. Chang, a leading expert on U.S.-China relations. Gordon G. Chang is an American attorney and author of Plan Red: China's Project to Destroy America and The Coming Collapse of China. Chang lived and worked in China and Hong Kong for almost two decades, most recently in Shanghai, as Counsel to the American law firm Paul Weiss and earlier in Hong Kong as Partner in the international law firm Baker &amp;amp; McKenzie. He served two terms as a trustee of Cornell University.
The conversation with Gordon Chang focuses on the threats emanating from China that are impacting America on the economic and security fronts. Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy speak with Gordon Chang about China's aggressive tactics to undermine the United States. From cyberattacks to fentanyl and economic power plays, Chang breaks down the CCP’s dangerous agenda.
How will America and other democratic nations respond to the growing influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) led by its Secretary General Xi Jinping who wants to shape the world in China's image?
Plan Red: China's Project to Destroy America by Gordon G. Chang
In his new book Plan Red: China's Project to Destroy America (https://www.amazon.com/Plan-Red-Project-Destroy-America/dp/B0DD94BNDR), Gordon Chang writes that in Xi Jinping's conception of the world, there is no place for the United States or even the current international order. 
Analyst Gordon G. Chang warns that Xi Jinping believes he must destroy America to accomplish his objectives. And that Xi already has a plan to do it. Xi reveres Mao and is marching China back to Maoism. He is reinstituting totalitarian social controls, demanding absolute political obedience from everyone, and cutting foreign links. Closing China off from the world is an essential element of his plan to save the communist system. His isolationism and xenophobia evoke policies from the earliest years of the People's Republic and during the two millennia of imperial rule. And Xi can't stop talking about war. More significantly, he is implementing the largest military buildup since the Second World War, he is trying to sanctions-proof the Chinese regime, he is stockpiling grain and other commodities, he is surveying America for strikes and sabotage, he is mobilizing China's civilians for battle, and he is purging China's military of officers opposed to going to war.
Gordon G. Chang's writings on China and North Korea have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The National Interest, The American Conservative, Commentary, National Review, Barron's, and The Daily Beast. He is a columnist at Newsweek and writes regularly for The Hill.
He has given briefings at the National Intelligence Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, the State Department, and the Pentagon. He has also spoken before industry and investor groups including Bloomberg, Sanford Bernstein, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia. Chang has appeared before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
Chang has appeared on Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Newsmax, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, PBS, the BBC, and Bloomberg Television.
Mornings with Maria: Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang discusses Trump's handling of China during his presidency, China-linked hackers allegedly hitting U.S. internet providers and GOP senators trying to curb the country's influence on the west. | "Mornings with Maria" features anchor Maria Bartiromo alongside a roundtable of rotating industry titans and economic experts discussing the major news and themes driving the business day and the market moves. (https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6362488983112)
Further reading | Op-Ed Pieces by Gordon G. Chang
Newsweek | U.S. Taxpayers Are Financing Genocide Through China's Gotion | Opinion (https://www.newsweek.com/us-taxpayers-are-financing-genocide-through-chinas-gotion-opinion-1957941)
Newsweek | China's Economy Is in Deep Trouble | Opinion (https://www.newsweek.com/chinas-economy-deep-trouble-opinion-2037177)
Newsweek | China Can't Win Trump's New Trade War | Opinion (https://www.newsweek.com/china-cant-win-trumps-new-trade-war-opinion-1984025)
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X:
@GordonGChang
@ileaderssummit 
@NatashaSrdoc
@JoelAnandUSA
@supertalk
America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit.
America’s Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
Tune into America’s Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America's Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. 
Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | https://www.supertalk.fm     
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@NatashaSrdoc<br>
@JoelAnandUSA<br>
@supertalk</p>

<p>Join <a href="https://americasrt.com/" rel="nofollow">America&#39;s Roundtable</a> radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with Gordon G. Chang, a leading expert on U.S.-China relations. Gordon G. Chang is an American attorney and author of Plan Red: China&#39;s Project to Destroy America and The Coming Collapse of China. Chang lived and worked in China and Hong Kong for almost two decades, most recently in Shanghai, as Counsel to the American law firm Paul Weiss and earlier in Hong Kong as Partner in the international law firm Baker &amp; McKenzie. He served two terms as a trustee of Cornell University.</p>

<p>The conversation with Gordon Chang focuses on the threats emanating from China that are impacting America on the economic and security fronts. Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy speak with Gordon Chang about China&#39;s aggressive tactics to undermine the United States. From cyberattacks to fentanyl and economic power plays, Chang breaks down the CCP’s dangerous agenda.</p>

<p>How will America and other democratic nations respond to the growing influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) led by its Secretary General Xi Jinping who wants to shape the world in China&#39;s image?</p>

<p>Plan Red: China&#39;s Project to Destroy America by Gordon G. Chang</p>

<p>In his new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Plan-Red-Project-Destroy-America/dp/B0DD94BNDR" rel="nofollow">Plan Red: China&#39;s Project to Destroy America</a>, Gordon Chang writes that in Xi Jinping&#39;s conception of the world, there is no place for the United States or even the current international order. </p>

<p>Analyst Gordon G. Chang warns that Xi Jinping believes he must destroy America to accomplish his objectives. And that Xi already has a plan to do it. Xi reveres Mao and is marching China back to Maoism. He is reinstituting totalitarian social controls, demanding absolute political obedience from everyone, and cutting foreign links. Closing China off from the world is an essential element of his plan to save the communist system. His isolationism and xenophobia evoke policies from the earliest years of the People&#39;s Republic and during the two millennia of imperial rule. And Xi can&#39;t stop talking about war. More significantly, he is implementing the largest military buildup since the Second World War, he is trying to sanctions-proof the Chinese regime, he is stockpiling grain and other commodities, he is surveying America for strikes and sabotage, he is mobilizing China&#39;s civilians for battle, and he is purging China&#39;s military of officers opposed to going to war.</p>

<p>Gordon G. Chang&#39;s writings on China and North Korea have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The National Interest, The American Conservative, Commentary, National Review, Barron&#39;s, and The Daily Beast. He is a columnist at Newsweek and writes regularly for The Hill.</p>

<p>He has given briefings at the National Intelligence Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, the State Department, and the Pentagon. He has also spoken before industry and investor groups including Bloomberg, Sanford Bernstein, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia. Chang has appeared before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.</p>

<p>Chang has appeared on Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Newsmax, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, PBS, the BBC, and Bloomberg Television.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6362488983112" rel="nofollow">Mornings with Maria: Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang discusses Trump&#39;s handling of China during his presidency, China-linked hackers allegedly hitting U.S. internet providers and GOP senators trying to curb the country&#39;s influence on the west. | &quot;Mornings with Maria&quot; features anchor Maria Bartiromo alongside a roundtable of rotating industry titans and economic experts discussing the major news and themes driving the business day and the market moves.</a></p>

<p>Further reading | Op-Ed Pieces by Gordon G. Chang</p>

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<p>The conversation with Gordon Chang focuses on the threats emanating from China that are impacting America on the economic and security fronts. Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy speak with Gordon Chang about China&#39;s aggressive tactics to undermine the United States. From cyberattacks to fentanyl and economic power plays, Chang breaks down the CCP’s dangerous agenda.</p>

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<p>In his new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Plan-Red-Project-Destroy-America/dp/B0DD94BNDR" rel="nofollow">Plan Red: China&#39;s Project to Destroy America</a>, Gordon Chang writes that in Xi Jinping&#39;s conception of the world, there is no place for the United States or even the current international order. </p>

<p>Analyst Gordon G. Chang warns that Xi Jinping believes he must destroy America to accomplish his objectives. And that Xi already has a plan to do it. Xi reveres Mao and is marching China back to Maoism. He is reinstituting totalitarian social controls, demanding absolute political obedience from everyone, and cutting foreign links. Closing China off from the world is an essential element of his plan to save the communist system. His isolationism and xenophobia evoke policies from the earliest years of the People&#39;s Republic and during the two millennia of imperial rule. And Xi can&#39;t stop talking about war. More significantly, he is implementing the largest military buildup since the Second World War, he is trying to sanctions-proof the Chinese regime, he is stockpiling grain and other commodities, he is surveying America for strikes and sabotage, he is mobilizing China&#39;s civilians for battle, and he is purging China&#39;s military of officers opposed to going to war.</p>

<p>Gordon G. Chang&#39;s writings on China and North Korea have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The National Interest, The American Conservative, Commentary, National Review, Barron&#39;s, and The Daily Beast. He is a columnist at Newsweek and writes regularly for The Hill.</p>

<p>He has given briefings at the National Intelligence Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, the State Department, and the Pentagon. He has also spoken before industry and investor groups including Bloomberg, Sanford Bernstein, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia. Chang has appeared before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.</p>

<p>Chang has appeared on Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Newsmax, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, PBS, the BBC, and Bloomberg Television.</p>

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<p>Further reading | Op-Ed Pieces by Gordon G. Chang</p>

<p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/us-taxpayers-are-financing-genocide-through-chinas-gotion-opinion-1957941" rel="nofollow">Newsweek | U.S. Taxpayers Are Financing Genocide Through China&#39;s Gotion | Opinion</a></p>

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  <title>Ambassador Abdulla Al Khalifa | The U.S. - Bahrain Partnership | U.S. - Bahrain Free Trade Agreement | The Abraham Accords | Strengthening Economic and Security Ties</title>
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  <description>The Kingdom of Bahrain's Ambassador to the United States, Shaikh Abdulla bin Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa joins America's Roundtable Radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for a conversation on American-Bahraini relations dating back to the late 19th century. Bahrain is a home to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, and is a strategic partner in U.S.-led military coalitions, including the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. 
The U.S-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force in 2006, generating additional commercial opportunities for both countries. 
Ambassador Al Khalifa is dedicated to strengthening the longstanding friendship between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United States to drive the two countries’ shared vision for security, prosperity and friendship. He is a steadfast advocate for Bahrainis in the US and an emissary of peace to the American people.
According to Talmudic references, Jews resided in Bahrain since ancient times and Arabic records highlight the co-existence of Arabs and Jews dating back some 1,400 years ago. During the 12 century, Benjamin of Tudela, a medieval Jewish traveler, wrote about Africa, Asia, and Europe, and recounted that Jews were engaged in the local pearl industry.
Bahrain has a population of 1.7 million people, with access to a much larger market within the Gulf Cooperation Council, comprising of estimated over 65 million people, as well as to the Arab League, which totals 407 million people of its member countries, mostly living in the Middle East and Northern Africa.
On Bahrain's economic sphere, a US government report states:
"The banking and finance sector is the largest non-oil contributor to Bahrain’s economy. Bahrain is home to 376 financial institutions and the second largest Islamic finance hub after Malaysia, with over $31.4 billion in assets under management.  Aluminum manufacturing accounts for the bulk of Bahrain’s manufacturing sector, and contributes 12 percent of GDP.  Aluminum Bahrain (ALBA), the state-owned aluminum smelter, recently became the largest single-site aluminum smelter outside of China with the November 2019 inauguration of its expansion."
For further reading:
Largest Middle Eastern maritime exercise kicks off in Bahrain | February 1, 2022
"The biggest maritime exercise in the Middle East and the largest-scale unmanned maritime exercise in the world kicked off on January 31 during a ceremony at the US Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, the North American force said in a statement on Monday. 9,000 personnel and up to 50 ships from 60 countries and international organizations and more than 80 unmanned systems from 10 countries are participating in the 18 day event."
Link: https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2022/02/01/Largest-Middle-Eastern-maritime-exercise-kicks-off-in-Bahrain
Reuters: MOU to establish an American trade zone in Bahrain | BNA
CAIRO (Reuters) - Bahraini minister of industry, commerce and tourism and the U.S. secretary of commerce signed on Tuesday a MOU to establish an American trade zone in Bahrain to boost U.S.-Bahraini trade, the Bahraini state news agency reported.
Link: https://www.reuters.com/article/bahrain-economy-usa-int/mou-to-establish-an-american-trade-zone-in-bahrain-bna-idUSKBN29H2L0
Indian Express: US designates UAE, Bahrain as ‘major strategic partners’
“Today’s decision demonstrates a new level of partnership between the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom Bahrain, and represents an enduring commitment to economic and security cooperation. It also reflects their extraordinary courage, determination, and leadership in entering into the Abraham Accords,” the press secretary said.
Link: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-designates-uae-bahrain-as-major-strategic-partners-7148739/
Bahrain USA | Transforming Tomorrow, Together
"For over 100 years, Bahrain has been a strategic and steadfast ally to the USA – and a friend to Americans – in the heart of the Arabian Gulf. Through economic trade, cultural exchange, security cooperation, and diplomatic ties, we are strengthening our partnership. Together we are creating a more peaceful, more stable, and more prosperous future."
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America’s Roundtable presents in-depth analysis of current events and public policy issues while applying America’s founding principles. 
America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Kingdom of Bahrain&#39;s Ambassador to the United States, Shaikh Abdulla bin Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa joins America&#39;s Roundtable Radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for a conversation on American-Bahraini relations dating back to the late 19th century. Bahrain is a home to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, and is a strategic partner in U.S.-led military coalitions, including the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. </p>

<p>The U.S-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force in 2006, generating additional commercial opportunities for both countries. </p>

<p>Ambassador Al Khalifa is dedicated to strengthening the longstanding friendship between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United States to drive the two countries’ shared vision for security, prosperity and friendship. He is a steadfast advocate for Bahrainis in the US and an emissary of peace to the American people.</p>

<p>According to Talmudic references, Jews resided in Bahrain since ancient times and Arabic records highlight the co-existence of Arabs and Jews dating back some 1,400 years ago. During the 12 century, Benjamin of Tudela, a medieval Jewish traveler, wrote about Africa, Asia, and Europe, and recounted that Jews were engaged in the local pearl industry.</p>

<p>Bahrain has a population of 1.7 million people, with access to a much larger market within the Gulf Cooperation Council, comprising of estimated over 65 million people, as well as to the Arab League, which totals 407 million people of its member countries, mostly living in the Middle East and Northern Africa.</p>

<p>On Bahrain&#39;s economic sphere, a US government report states:</p>

<p>&quot;The banking and finance sector is the largest non-oil contributor to Bahrain’s economy. Bahrain is home to 376 financial institutions and the second largest Islamic finance hub after Malaysia, with over $31.4 billion in assets under management.  Aluminum manufacturing accounts for the bulk of Bahrain’s manufacturing sector, and contributes 12 percent of GDP.  Aluminum Bahrain (ALBA), the state-owned aluminum smelter, recently became the largest single-site aluminum smelter outside of China with the November 2019 inauguration of its expansion.&quot;</p>

<p>For further reading:</p>

<p>Largest Middle Eastern maritime exercise kicks off in Bahrain | February 1, 2022</p>

<p>&quot;The biggest maritime exercise in the Middle East and the largest-scale unmanned maritime exercise in the world kicked off on January 31 during a ceremony at the US Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, the North American force said in a statement on Monday. 9,000 personnel and up to 50 ships from 60 countries and international organizations and more than 80 unmanned systems from 10 countries are participating in the 18 day event.&quot;</p>

<p>Link: <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2022/02/01/Largest-Middle-Eastern-maritime-exercise-kicks-off-in-Bahrain" rel="nofollow">https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2022/02/01/Largest-Middle-Eastern-maritime-exercise-kicks-off-in-Bahrain</a></p>

<p>Reuters: MOU to establish an American trade zone in Bahrain | BNA</p>

<p>CAIRO (Reuters) - Bahraini minister of industry, commerce and tourism and the U.S. secretary of commerce signed on Tuesday a MOU to establish an American trade zone in Bahrain to boost U.S.-Bahraini trade, the Bahraini state news agency reported.</p>

<p>Link: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/bahrain-economy-usa-int/mou-to-establish-an-american-trade-zone-in-bahrain-bna-idUSKBN29H2L0" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/article/bahrain-economy-usa-int/mou-to-establish-an-american-trade-zone-in-bahrain-bna-idUSKBN29H2L0</a></p>

<p>Indian Express: US designates UAE, Bahrain as ‘major strategic partners’</p>

<p>“Today’s decision demonstrates a new level of partnership between the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom Bahrain, and represents an enduring commitment to economic and security cooperation. It also reflects their extraordinary courage, determination, and leadership in entering into the Abraham Accords,” the press secretary said.</p>

<p>Link: <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-designates-uae-bahrain-as-major-strategic-partners-7148739/" rel="nofollow">https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-designates-uae-bahrain-as-major-strategic-partners-7148739/</a><br>
Bahrain USA | Transforming Tomorrow, Together<br>
&quot;For over 100 years, Bahrain has been a strategic and steadfast ally to the USA – and a friend to Americans – in the heart of the Arabian Gulf. Through economic trade, cultural exchange, security cooperation, and diplomatic ties, we are strengthening our partnership. Together we are creating a more peaceful, more stable, and more prosperous future.&quot;</p>

<p>Link: <a href="https://bahrainusa.com/" rel="nofollow">https://bahrainusa.com/</a></p>

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@AbdullaRAK<br>
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<p>America’s Roundtable from Washington D.C. informs, educates, empowers and challenges the listening audience about the importance to restore, strengthen, and protect our freedoms, the rule of law, and free markets. America’s Roundtable advances the ideas of freedom, the significance of freedom of speech, limited government, and the application of free market principles to solve problems.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable presents in-depth analysis of current events and public policy issues while applying America’s founding principles. </p>

<p>America’s Roundtable radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America’s economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world.</p>

<p>America’s Roundtable is aired by Lanser Broadcasting Corporation on  96.5 FM and 98.9 FM, covering Michigan’s major market and the upper Midwest, SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 12 radio stations and 50 affiliates reaching every county in Mississippi and also heard in parts of the neighboring states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee, and through podcast on Apple Podcasts and other key online platforms. </p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Kingdom of Bahrain&#39;s Ambassador to the United States, Shaikh Abdulla bin Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa joins America&#39;s Roundtable Radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy for a conversation on American-Bahraini relations dating back to the late 19th century. Bahrain is a home to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet and U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, and is a strategic partner in U.S.-led military coalitions, including the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. </p>

<p>The U.S-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force in 2006, generating additional commercial opportunities for both countries. </p>

<p>Ambassador Al Khalifa is dedicated to strengthening the longstanding friendship between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United States to drive the two countries’ shared vision for security, prosperity and friendship. He is a steadfast advocate for Bahrainis in the US and an emissary of peace to the American people.</p>

<p>According to Talmudic references, Jews resided in Bahrain since ancient times and Arabic records highlight the co-existence of Arabs and Jews dating back some 1,400 years ago. During the 12 century, Benjamin of Tudela, a medieval Jewish traveler, wrote about Africa, Asia, and Europe, and recounted that Jews were engaged in the local pearl industry.</p>

<p>Bahrain has a population of 1.7 million people, with access to a much larger market within the Gulf Cooperation Council, comprising of estimated over 65 million people, as well as to the Arab League, which totals 407 million people of its member countries, mostly living in the Middle East and Northern Africa.</p>

<p>On Bahrain&#39;s economic sphere, a US government report states:</p>

<p>&quot;The banking and finance sector is the largest non-oil contributor to Bahrain’s economy. Bahrain is home to 376 financial institutions and the second largest Islamic finance hub after Malaysia, with over $31.4 billion in assets under management.  Aluminum manufacturing accounts for the bulk of Bahrain’s manufacturing sector, and contributes 12 percent of GDP.  Aluminum Bahrain (ALBA), the state-owned aluminum smelter, recently became the largest single-site aluminum smelter outside of China with the November 2019 inauguration of its expansion.&quot;</p>

<p>For further reading:</p>

<p>Largest Middle Eastern maritime exercise kicks off in Bahrain | February 1, 2022</p>

<p>&quot;The biggest maritime exercise in the Middle East and the largest-scale unmanned maritime exercise in the world kicked off on January 31 during a ceremony at the US Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, the North American force said in a statement on Monday. 9,000 personnel and up to 50 ships from 60 countries and international organizations and more than 80 unmanned systems from 10 countries are participating in the 18 day event.&quot;</p>

<p>Link: <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2022/02/01/Largest-Middle-Eastern-maritime-exercise-kicks-off-in-Bahrain" rel="nofollow">https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2022/02/01/Largest-Middle-Eastern-maritime-exercise-kicks-off-in-Bahrain</a></p>

<p>Reuters: MOU to establish an American trade zone in Bahrain | BNA</p>

<p>CAIRO (Reuters) - Bahraini minister of industry, commerce and tourism and the U.S. secretary of commerce signed on Tuesday a MOU to establish an American trade zone in Bahrain to boost U.S.-Bahraini trade, the Bahraini state news agency reported.</p>

<p>Link: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/bahrain-economy-usa-int/mou-to-establish-an-american-trade-zone-in-bahrain-bna-idUSKBN29H2L0" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/article/bahrain-economy-usa-int/mou-to-establish-an-american-trade-zone-in-bahrain-bna-idUSKBN29H2L0</a></p>

<p>Indian Express: US designates UAE, Bahrain as ‘major strategic partners’</p>

<p>“Today’s decision demonstrates a new level of partnership between the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom Bahrain, and represents an enduring commitment to economic and security cooperation. It also reflects their extraordinary courage, determination, and leadership in entering into the Abraham Accords,” the press secretary said.</p>

<p>Link: <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-designates-uae-bahrain-as-major-strategic-partners-7148739/" rel="nofollow">https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-designates-uae-bahrain-as-major-strategic-partners-7148739/</a><br>
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&quot;For over 100 years, Bahrain has been a strategic and steadfast ally to the USA – and a friend to Americans – in the heart of the Arabian Gulf. Through economic trade, cultural exchange, security cooperation, and diplomatic ties, we are strengthening our partnership. Together we are creating a more peaceful, more stable, and more prosperous future.&quot;</p>

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<p>&quot;There are very few Western media leaders in the world who truly understand the dynamics, nuances and major challenges faced within Israel and the real dangers and threats posed by hostile nations in the region,&quot; said Natasha Srdoc, co-host, America&#39;s Roundtable and co-founder, International Leaders Summit. &quot;Since the mid-1990s, Chris Mitchell has covered the Middle East&#39;s events including time spent in war-torn Syria, Iraq and other difficult places in the region. His depth of knowledge about the realities on the ground provide clear insights to all interested in the most strategic part of the world and its impact globally. America&#39;s engaged citizens and stakeholders around the world are fortunate to have a principled media leader in the Middle East relaying accurate and dependable information.&quot;</p>]]>
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