Africa Is Key for Non-Aligned Movement

Africa has become a key theater in the battle between the current “rules-based order” and the new economic order emerging. That was reflected in intense diplomatic activity during the month of January. China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang visited Ethiopia, Gabon, Angola, Benin and Egypt Jan. 10-16 (cf. SAS 3/23), while Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov traveled to South Africa, Angola, […]

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New “China Debt” Narrative Pushed by Washington and IMF in Zambia

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to Zambia was of special importance, as it was used to launch a new narrative on “China debt”, given the collapse of the “debt-trap” accusations. Beijing is now acccused of unwillingness to help resolve the debt crisis that many African nations are suffering from. The intention behind this is two-fold: China should bail out […]

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Italian PM Pushes Mattei Plan for North Africa

In her visits to Algeria Jan. 23 and Libya Jan. 25, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni laid the first brick of what she calls her “Mattei Plan” for Africa. In Algeria, four memoranda of understanding were signed on energy, small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), and space science. In Libya, the Italian oil and gas company ENI and its Libyan counterpart […]

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Mark Your Calendar: February 4, 2023, 16:00 to 23:00

The Schiller Institute will hold an urgent conference on the theme “The Age of Reason or the Annihilation of Humanity?” Please see the invitation attached, and register for the event at https://schillerinstitute.nationbuilder.com/conference_20230204. (Conference language is English, with simultaneous translation provided in French, German and Spanish for those who register.)

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Without a Change in Policy, the West Will Lose on Two Fronts

Two important meetings marked week three of January: the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) get-together in Davos Jan. 16-20, and the “League for Ukraine” meeting, as U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin renamed the Ramstein conference of the Ukraine contact group that took place Jan. 20. In terms of results, both were a complete failure — at least initially. Whereas very […]

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German Chancellor Backs Down to Warmongers

At the meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group Jan. 20 in Ramstein, Germany, the new German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, responded with a “no” to the request to send Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, sparking a barrage of attacks on both him and Chancellor Scholz for “letting Ukraine lose the war”. Four days later, Berlin capitulated, agreeing to send […]

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More Proof that EU Sanctions Are a Failure

The European Commission tweeted proudly on Jan. 20: “We have imposed nine rounds of heavy sanctions against Russia, crippling its ability to finance the war.” Just three days before, at the World Economic Forum, Ursula von der Leyen spouted the same line, claiming that the EU sanctions “leave the Russian economy facing a decade of regression and its industry starved […]

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To Defend Democracy, Free Julian Assange!

A de facto death sentence is still hanging over the head of Julian Assange, if he is effectively extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States, where he faces up to 175 years in prison if convicted. The Wikileaks founder and former publisher is accused of “espionage” for publishing classified documents on the war crimes committed by the U.S. […]

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At Davos, the Ominous Symbosis between Global NATO and Finances

The linkage between NATO’s permanent war strategy and its role in enforcing global austerity, as the “unipolar order” is facing its most profound crisis, was made explicit at last week’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. In fact, it was stated directly by Canada’s Deputy PM and Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland, who also serves on the Board of Trustees of […]

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Kiev Regime Shakier than Ever, as Losses Reach Staggering Levels

Following the tragic death of over 40 residents of an apartment building in Dnipro, on Jan.14, mainstream Western media immediately went into high gear, blaming the “atrocity” on Russia. From Ukraine to Washington, over-emotional calls were heard for the delivery of more and more sophisticated weapons to the Kiev regime to stop the wanton attacks on innocent civilians. A few […]

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