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With so many disagreements tearing apart the ruling coalition in Berlin, the one thing that has kept the three parties together has been their unconditional support for Ukraine (i.e., NATO) against Russia. However, even that lowest common denominator is being challenged now, as seen in the reaction of some leading social democrats (SPD) to the full endorsement given by Foreign […]

In his capacity as the European Union’s top diplomat until the new Commission takes over, Josef Borrell has sometimes had the merit of blurting out publicly what is often said behind in closed doors in Brussels, such as when he called the EU “a garden” to be protected from “the jungle” outside its borders. Now, speaking at the NATO Public […]

In an Advisory Opinion issued July 19, the International Court of Justice delivered a scathing rejection of Israel’s policies and practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and East Jerusalem. The Opinion states that Israel is “under obligation” to “bring an end to its unlawful presence” in the territories, to “cease immediately all new settlement activities, and evacuate all settlers” […]

At an event July 19, Brazilian President Lula da Silva announced that his government was preparing a proposal for his country to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Currently, Brazil, Colombia and Paraguay are the only South American nations that have not yet joined this vast project of connectivity through trade and infrastructure. While Beijing has wanted to include […]

The following statement was released on July 15 by Helga Zepp-LaRouche, chairwoman of the Schiller Institute: “The world is still in a state of shock. The only reason the July 13 assassination attempt on Donald Trump failed, was because of the extremely accidental movement of his head by a fraction of an inch, so that his ear, and not his […]

The assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a campaign rally on July 13 was, unfortunately, not something unexpected. As the 2024 campaign unfolded, the angry rhetoric on both sides became more virulent. To Trump supporters, President Biden is not just too old and perhaps demented, but also accused of leading a leftist/socialist/communist assault on America’s core values, with the backing […]

The July 9-11 NATO summit in Washington accelerated the drive for an all-out confrontation with nuclear powers Russia and China, crossing multiple red lines all at once. During the summit, it was announced that: • the United States commits to stationing long-range nuclear and other missiles (including hypersonic missiles, that the U.S. doesn’t even have yet) in Germany, within easy […]

While the figures for May show an industrial production collapse in the largest EU economies (cf. AS 28/24), the July 9-11 NATO Summit in Washington released the “NATO Industrial Capacity Expansion Pledge”, which features measures to integrate all the separate military and armament production facilities of the different NATO member countries into one single coordinated activity. This “pledge” implies taking […]

The failed EU institutions have strongly and repeatedly denounced Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s peace mission, which took him, consecutively, to Kyiv, Moscow, Beijiig and then to Washington for the NATO summit, followed by a quick visit to candidate Trump. Thus Brussels has boycotted and is even plotting to disavow Hungary’s six-month Presidency of the EU Council. However, a few […]

The joint statement signed by Washington and Berlin on the sidelines of the NATO summit last week will push Germany even deeper into the Ukraine quagmire, while making the country an even bigger target for Russian counter-attacks should it come that far. The statement announces that the United States will begin stationing long-range missile capabilities in Germany as of 2026, […]