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John Batchelor Show

Post-Midterm American Foreign Policy

Mary Kissel Hudson Institute
Mary Kissel Hudson Institute
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Mary Kissel
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press during the G7 foreign ministers summit at the George C. Marshall Center in the Hotel Talleyrand in Paris on November 10, 2026. During their two-day gathering November 9 and 10, G7 foreign ministers are set to discuss support for Ukraine as it battles Moscow's invasion, alongside efforts to stabilize the Middle East, which has been engulfed in war since US-Israel strikes targeting Iran in February 2026. The meeting brings together officials from the G7 an
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press during the G7 foreign ministers summit in Paris on November 10, 2026. (Getty Images)

On the John Batchelor Show, Mary Kissel evaluates post-midterm American foreign policy, emphasizing executive branch continuity despite major congressional shifts. She addresses European energy vulnerability, the continent’s defense reliance on the United States, and Russian covert influence efforts. She also reflects on the diplomatic impropriety of high-profile political endorsements in foreign European elections.