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The John Batchelor Show

Diplomatic Pressure and Hemispheric Shifts

Mary Kissel Hudson Institute
Mary Kissel Hudson Institute
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Mary Kissel
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio disembarks from a plane upon arrival at Lisbon Airport during a three-country European tour on October 8, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio disembarks from a plane upon arrival at Lisbon Airport during a three-country European tour on October 8, 2026. (Getty Images)

On the John Batchelor Show, Mary Kissel examines critical international diplomatic developments under the Trump administration. She supports Secretary Marco Rubio ordering Iranian negotiators out of the United States after stalled peace talks, and argues that economic pressure requires confronting China’s and Russia’s backing of Tehran. In Latin America, Kissel highlights a positive political shift toward free market governance, exemplified by elections in Brazil and Argentina, while urging stronger action to counter Chinese intelligence operations in Cuba.