On Oct. 27, the United Nations General Assembly approved a non-binding resolution calling for a humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip. The resolution, presented by Jordan and other Arab nations, was approved by a large majority, with 120 countries voting for, 45 abstaining and 15 voting against. The vote is highly relevant politically, as it shows the international isolation of […]
Read moreIn his opening remarks to the Oct. 24 UN Security Council session, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres decried the horrific Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel and the loss of life, hostage-taking, and violence that ensued. But, he added, “it is important to also recognize that the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum. The Palestinian people […]
Read moreThe continuous rise of US government yield (the ten-year note is already over 5%) has shocked observers and investors throughout the world. “The U.S. economy is one step closer to a devastating crisis”, is the conclusion of an article in China’s Global Times of Oct. 24. The GT Voice article, which is as usual simply signed Global Times and thus […]
Read moreThe Trumpf Group, a major German machine-tool, laser and electronics producer with markets throughout the world, has 85 million euros worth of laser products sitting in containers, that can’t be exported to China because the Economy Ministry has still not issued the export permits required. At the company’s annual press conference on Oct. 26, CEO Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller blasted the delays, […]
Read moreFormer German General Harald Kujat, together with three other German experts, released an in-depth proposal in late August for reaching a negotiated settlement of the war in Ukraine, which is perhaps the most detailed plan put forward to date (cf. SAS 39/23). Gen. Kujat was Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr in 2000-2002, and ended his military career as Chairman […]
Read moreThe international climate conference, scheduled for Nov. 30-Dec. 12 in Dubai, is not shaping up to be a success – if one is to judge by the African Energy Week, that ended Oct. 20. The event, held in Cape Town, South Africa, was organized by the African Energy Chamber, which represents the African hydrocarbon industry, under the slogan “make energy poverty history […]
Read moreIt should be noted that in addition to the millions protesting worldwide to demand protection of and justice for civilians in the Gaza Strip, there have been significant and strong calls for peace from Israeli and other Jewish representatives throughout the world. In the United States, the organization “Jewish Voice for Peace” staged a very effective takeover of Grand Central […]
Read moreThe international Schiller Institute has launched a mobilization worldwide to demand an immediate ceasefire in South-West Asia, the end of forced migration from Gaza and the implementation of UN Resolution 242, as laid out in the petition of the International Peace Coalition (cf. SAS 43/23 for the full text, which can be signed here). That petition has also been distributed […]
Read more“It should be clear to any alert observer that we are potentially on the verge of a global nuclear war in the short term, which can be triggered by a further escalation of either of two conflicts, the Ukraine war or the Israel-Hamas conflict. What makes this situation so dangerous in the immediate term is that Western leaders are not […]
Read moreThe following petition was released on Oct. 23 by the International Peace Coalition, of which the international Schiller Institute is a member. Our readers are invited to sign it here. The cycle of perpetual violence in Southwest Asia, also known as the Middle East, consumes generation after generation in deadly war. We come together as one humanity to stop this […]
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