It is no exaggeration to say that the world is currently experiencing the most profound crisis in its entire history, if only because the escalation of any regional conflict into a global war, involving the all but certain use of nuclear weapons, would lead to the annihilation of the human species. The outcome of the U.S. Presidential election, whatever it […]
Read moreOn Nov. 4, the Israeli Foreign Ministry officially informed the United Nations that Israel is withdrawing from the 1967 agreement recognizing the Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, even though it is the sole agency providing assistance to the West Bank and Gaza, and beyond. Just one week before, the Knesset had passed legislation to severely limit the operations of the agency. […]
Read moreA powerful half-hour video has just been released of the briefing on Gaza given by Dr. Mark Perlmutter in New York City Nov. 1, based on his personal experience on the ground earlier this year (cf. SAS 39/24). Dr. Perlmutter, an orthopedic and hand surgeon, is President of the World Surgical Foundation. He spoke on the topic, “Health Care in […]
Read moreThe report Safer Together – Strengthening Europe’s Civilian and Military Preparedness and Readiness, presented by EU Commission Special Advisor and former Finnish President Sauli Niinisto Oct. 30, is a blueprint to prepare Europeans for war, as the pro-EU outlet Euractiv candidly commented. But it’s more than that. It calls for creating a permanent state of emergency to complete the transformation […]
Read moreThe rage of the Spanish population, shown in their assault on the visiting Royals and Prime Minister in Valencia four days after the flooding the caused the deaths of over 200 persons (with more than 1900 still missing as we are writing), is justified. Not only could the heavy toll of human lives have been avoided, had the authorities given […]
Read moreHungary’s Viktor Orbán is not the only East European leader who refuses to accept policies dictated by the European Commission when they don’t correspond to what are perceived as national interests. The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, is another, and the assassination attempt against him on last May 15, which nearly succeeded, has not intimidated him. On Oct. 31, […]
Read moreFor the moment, no one is betting on the future of the three-party coalition now in power in Berlin. There’s good reason for that, given the internal strife. For example, an 18-page memorandum by Finance Minister Christian Lindner (of the FDP) proposing a stimulus for the economy met with strong opposition from the other two coalition partners (SPD and Greens). […]
Read moreAfter nearly three years of war in Ukraine, leading circles in the West and their media outlets are beginning to quietly admit that Ukraine’s armed forces, in spite of all the support supplied by NATO member countries, cannot win this war, and that it’s time for Kyiv to accept some territorial losses in the framework of negotiations with Russia. Have […]
Read moreIt is useful to look at some physical-economic parameters of the new BRICS Plus, by considering the contributions of the 13 new Partner States of the BRICS, along with those of the 9 existing full members (cf. SAS 44/24). These are far better indicators of the group’s real economic potential than the often-cited 40% share of global GDP, which is […]
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