Author: Christine Schier

After the Ukrainian armed forces launched several incredibly dangerous drone attacks against Russia’s early warning radar system for nuclear weapons (cf. SAS 22/24 and below), one might have expected leaders in the West to recognize the danger of provoking a real-life nuclear war and to opt for restraint. But no, NATO leaders chose to brazenly escalate the conflict, dismissing Vladimir […]

The International Peace Coalition marked its first anniversary, or 52nd consecutive online weekly meeting, on May 31, which focused on the war in Ukraine, due to the extreme danger represented by the three attacks on early warning radar installations in Russia, launched by Ukrainian forces but with the support of NATO member states. These installations are unrelated to the war […]

Following “in-depth” discussions in Beijing on May 23 between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the Chief Adviser to the President of Brazil, Celso Amorim, the two countries put on the table a six-point proposal on the principles and steps required to promote peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, and called on other nations to endorse it as well. Viewed […]

Europe moved a giant step toward direct military confrontration with Russia last week, with the permission given to Kyiv to strike military bases in pre-2014 Russia with weapons delivered by NATO member countries. In addition, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands announced a substantial increase in delivery of F-16 aircraft and other weapons systems capable of reaching targets deep inside […]

With consumers shunning electro-mobility, farmers throughout Europe revolting against the “renaturation” laws and decarbonization targets far from being reached, the financial Green Bubble threatens to pop, taking with it the mega-profits hoped for by investors. This has prompted the European Central Bank to sound the alarm. In seeking to persuade governments to finance the bubble nonetheless, ECB officials have come […]

U.S. President Biden announced on May 31, that as a result of his great personal efforts and those of his diplomatic and intelligence team, a grand “roadmap to an enduring ceasefire and the release of all hostages” has been pulled together, which if Hamas accepts, will eventually lead to peace. An unnamed “senior administration official” then gave a background briefing […]

Polls of U.S. voters continue to show profound unhappiness with candidates in both parties approaching the 2024 presidential election. Both President Biden and former President Trump, the major candidates, have unfavorability ratings approaching 60%, while the approval rating of Congress has crashed to 15%. The physical economy continues to decay, and polarization around social issues and “identity politics” has left […]

On June 2, China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft landed on the Moon’s far side for a second time, and was able, for the first time, to collect rock samples from the oldest lunar basin to bring back to Earth (cf. SAS 19/24). After successfully touching down in the northeastern part of the South Pole-Aitken basin, which was created more than four billion […]

The World on the Brink: For a New Peace of Westphalia June 15-16 starting at 2 pm CET. The signs point to a storm! The collective West’s attempt to assert the global dominance of the neoliberal system after the end of the Cold War has been a resounding failure. The majority of nations were by no means prepared to accept […]

  The Schiller Institute will hold an international online conference on June 15-16, just one week after the results of the European Parliament elections, to discuss the need of “A New Peace of Westphalia”. The invitation to the event is included at the end of our newsletter.