STRATEGIC ALERT Service

While it may be an exaggeration to say that Israel is heading to a civil war, there is no doubt that the nation is in the midst of a profound crisis. Crowds of demonstrators are pouring onto the streets each week, protesting Prime Minister Netanyahu’s handling of the hostage crisis, and his extremist allies’ insistence that destroying Hamas is a […]

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi met in Oman April 26 for indirect talks on Iran’s nuclear program, following on their first meeting on April 12. On the Saturday between the two rounds, technical experts from both countries held discussions in Rome. Both sides have called the talks productive, while recognizing the important differences […]

For Andrey Ionin, Chief Analyst at the Russian Digital Transport and Logistics Association and a member of the Tsiolkovsky Russian Academy of Cosmonautics, there is a “unique chance” right now to convince Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to work together on a manned Mars project. In an interview with the Russian publication Business Online on April 12, Ionin […]

On Sunday, April 20, the African Space Agency (AfSA) was inaugurated in Cairo, just prior to the New Space Africa Conference held here, and includes among its members every nation on the continent. The new organization has been in the works since 2016 as part of the Agenda 2063 African Union centennial program, and will be headquartered in New Cairo, […]

A good percentage of the heads of state and government who attended the funeral ceremony of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on April 26 have fought against what will remain his most fundamental legacy, namely the fight for peace that characterized the last years of his pontificate. Although his 2015 Encyclical Laudato sì was quite problematic for its defense […]

Schiller Institute International Conference, May 24-25, 2025 In Person and Online — New York City Metropolitan Area A Beautiful Vision for Humanity in Times of Great Turbulence! SATURDAY, May 24, 16:00 CEST 16:00 -19:00—Panel One: Strategic Challenges and the Emerging New Order Helga Zepp-LaRouche (Germany), Founder, The Schiller Institute H.E. Naledi Pandor (South Africa), former Minister of International Relations and Cooperation […]

In a statement issued April 10, the international Schiller Institute clarifies the underlying reasons for the current strategic crisis, and lays out the steps to be taken to bring about a new security and development architecture. We quote the beginning of that statement: “The Western financial system is now teetering at the edge of a general, systemic blowout which is […]

The main lesson to be learned from the US bond market crisis of last week is that actions by the U.S. government bear consequences – regardless of whether they are right or wrong. Indeed, the markets do not tolerate anything that disrupts the way the financial system is organized, including control over the sovereign debt of nations. In the world […]

The whipsaw shifts in the Trump administration’s tariff policy had a short-term effect of spooking markets and highlighting divisions within the Republican Party, which were momentarily calmed when Donald Trump issued a 90-day pause on most tariffs. However, the events around “Liberation Day” triggered uncertainty about the administration’s competence, and questions pertaining to the initiation of a trade war with […]

Senior Finance Ministry officials from six European nations attended a secret dinner in Brussels during the last week of March, arranged by Great Britain. . On the menu? A plan devised by the U.K. Treasury Ministry to set up a supranational bank to finance a massive European rearmament drive, outside the European Union and European Commission, as reported by Politico […]