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Finally, the long-awaited inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States took place on Jan. 20, with the eyes of the world watching. In his speech, the new President pledged to take various initiatives to strengthen the economy, bring back manufacturing, and increase energy supplies, while calling for ending America’s wars, and even announcing a plan to put […]

During the U.S. presidential campaign, the rhetoric of Donald Trump towards the People’s Republic of China was often very aggressive, including threats to impose 10 to 60% tariffs on imports. Given the virtual trade war with China he had launched during his first administration, there is also great concern now that he will make good on his threats this time […]

What did President-elect Donald Trump do to get a breakthrough on a ceasefire and hostage release agreement between the Netanyahu regime and Hamas, which had been stalled for the last eight months? Many noted that the agreement reached last week is substantially the same as that which had been on the table since last May, but had been repeatedly rejected […]

Phase 3 of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel provides for the reconstruction of Gaza, where virtually all vital infrastructure has been destroyed. That may be the key to making a lasting peace a reality. However, the plans and perspectives for doing so should be launched immediately, without waiting for a third phase which, otherwise, may never materialize. A […]

The weak flank of the incoming Trump administration, as we already indicated (cf. SAS 01/25 and SAS 48/24), is the economy. Donald Trump has vowed to rebuild America’s manufacturing capacity, but how? On the one side, his rejection of the Green agenda is correct, but on the other side, his threatened use of tariffs is more geopolitical in nature than […]

The Civil Rights Movement Solidarity (BüSo) will participate in the legislative elections in Germany on Feb. 23 in Berlin, with a state list headed by Helga Zepp-LaRouche as well as four direct candidates in the city. Over 2000 signatures of registered voters in Berlin were collected for the state list and over 200 supporting signatures for each of the direct […]

CEOs of various large and medium-sized companies have repeatedly criticized the “green regulations” policy of the outgoing government of Chancellor Scholz as killing production and employment, but the protests have been mainly on an individual basis. Now, with the election campaign in full swing, the prospect of a new government is encouraging entrepreneurs to make themselve heard more forcefully. As […]

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer traveled to Kyiv last week to sign with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “a landmark partnership,” set to last 100 years, just days before Donald Trump took over the White House. According to a communiqué from 10 Downing Street, the “100 Year Partnership” is “expected to bolster military collaboration on maritime security through a new framework […]

On January 14, the world’s second largest gold miner, Barrick Gold of Canada, suspended operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali, after some $245 million of its gold stocks had been seized by the government, which accuses the mining giant of owing $5.5 billion in royalties. The stocks are being held in a state-owned bank in the capital, Bamako. As […]

As of this writing, we are still a few days away from Donald Trump’s inauguration, but the effect of his presidency is already making itself felt throughout the world, in terms of the disintegration of the “rules based order”. This goes from the rapid evolution of conflict areas towards a possible solution, such as in Ukraine and South-West Asia, to […]