Author: Christine Schier

Two former generals of the German Democratic Republic delivered a poignant message to the Schiller Institute online conference that took place on April 15-16 on the theme “There can be no peace…” (cf. SAS 16/23). Lt. Gen. Manfred Grätz (ret.), and Maj. Gen. Sebald Daum (ret.) had already broken a certain tabu at the end of January by publishing open […]

Schiller Institute Chairwoman Helga Zepp-LaRouche has urged friends of the SI to have a look at the list of speakers of the international online conference that took place on April 15-16, and to view the videos they find to be of the most interest, or the whole proceedings if possible (cf. SAS 16/23 for the list). Mrs. Zepp-LaRouche has also […]

The acute danger of a new world war, the ongoing collapse of the trans-Atlantic financial system, the re-emergence of a non-aligned movement in the Global South, the moves to de-dollarize the monetary system, the urgent need of a new security architecture, and above all, the basic principles on which to agree to ensure peace and development for all nations – […]

The de-dollarization of the world economy was a central theme at the April 15-16 Schiller Institute international conference (cf. above). While deals have already been struck among several nations to use national currencies in bilateral trade and investments, deliberations are also ongoing on how to create a reserve currency that can replace the dollar in international exchanges, in reaction to […]

One measure of the achievements of the April 11-14 visit to China by Brazilian President Inácio Lula da Silva, including his summit meeting with Xi Jinping on April 14, is the flood of outraged commentaries about the trip in the West’s financial media. A petulant “news” article in the April 15 Financial Times is typical. First, the London financial daily […]

The key to China’s success in overcoming poverty and achieving record economic growth, and how that can be replicated in other countries, including Russia, was addressed by economist Sergey Glazyev, Minister for the Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission, at a special panel discussion on April 4 of the Moscow Economic Forum. He stressed that China’s economic policy […]

The leaking earlier this month of what have been alleged to be Pentagon documents exposing lies spread through the corporate media led to a frenzied search for the source of the leaks. Following “detective” work by the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the British intelligence-linked Bellingcat, the alleged leaker was identified and captured. That he is a 21-year […]

Comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron on his return from China set off a storm of protests within the transatlantic world. In an interview on April 9 with Les Echos, he stated that “strategic autonomy” is crucial to prevent European states from becoming “vassals,” adding that Europe can be “the third pole” versus the United States and China. “We […]

The Swiss government’s bailout of Credit Suisse, disguised as a takeover by UBS, was rejected by the National Council, the lower house of parliament, during the April 11-13 parliamentary session. A clear majority of MPs rejected the too-big-to-fail (TBTF) policy, requested more bank regulation, including separation of commercial from investment banking, and demanded the government refrain from using the emergency […]

By midnight of April 15, the last three nuclear power plants in Germany were switched off. This, despite the most recent polls showing that up to 59% of the citizens disagreed with the government’s decision. Just a few hours later, a stern warning was delivered as to just how foolish the nuclear exit is for an industrial nation like Germany. […]