Month: April 2023

The de-dollarization of the world economy was a central theme at the April 15-16 Schiller Institute international conference (cf. above). While deals have already been struck among several nations to use national currencies in bilateral trade and investments, deliberations are also ongoing on how to create a reserve currency that can replace the dollar in international exchanges, in reaction to […]

One measure of the achievements of the April 11-14 visit to China by Brazilian President Inácio Lula da Silva, including his summit meeting with Xi Jinping on April 14, is the flood of outraged commentaries about the trip in the West’s financial media. A petulant “news” article in the April 15 Financial Times is typical. First, the London financial daily […]

The key to China’s success in overcoming poverty and achieving record economic growth, and how that can be replicated in other countries, including Russia, was addressed by economist Sergey Glazyev, Minister for the Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission, at a special panel discussion on April 4 of the Moscow Economic Forum. He stressed that China’s economic policy […]

The leaking earlier this month of what have been alleged to be Pentagon documents exposing lies spread through the corporate media led to a frenzied search for the source of the leaks. Following “detective” work by the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the British intelligence-linked Bellingcat, the alleged leaker was identified and captured. That he is a 21-year […]

Comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron on his return from China set off a storm of protests within the transatlantic world. In an interview on April 9 with Les Echos, he stated that “strategic autonomy” is crucial to prevent European states from becoming “vassals,” adding that Europe can be “the third pole” versus the United States and China. “We […]

The Swiss government’s bailout of Credit Suisse, disguised as a takeover by UBS, was rejected by the National Council, the lower house of parliament, during the April 11-13 parliamentary session. A clear majority of MPs rejected the too-big-to-fail (TBTF) policy, requested more bank regulation, including separation of commercial from investment banking, and demanded the government refrain from using the emergency […]

By midnight of April 15, the last three nuclear power plants in Germany were switched off. This, despite the most recent polls showing that up to 59% of the citizens disagreed with the government’s decision. Just a few hours later, a stern warning was delivered as to just how foolish the nuclear exit is for an industrial nation like Germany. […]

The diplomatic breakthrough achieved by China in brokering an agreement last month between Iran and Saudi Arabia has continued to bear fruit in all of West Asia over the intervening weeks (cf. SAS 11, 13/23). On April 6, the Saudi and Iranian Foreign Ministers met in Beijing, and signed a joint statement detailing the measures the two “brotherly nations” have […]

Schiller Institute International Online Conference, April 15-16, 2023 Without the Development of All Nations, There Can Be No Lasting Peace for the Planet Please register at https://schillerinstitute.nationbuilder.com/conference_20230415 PANEL 1—Sat. April 15, 15:00 -18:00 CET The Growing Danger of World War III Underlines the Necessity for a New Security Architecture Helga Zepp-LaRouche (Germany), Founder, The Schiller Institute, Keynote Address Connie Rahakundini […]

The next Schiller Institute online conference on will be devoted to the above theme. Given the initial positive responses from concerned citizens throughout the world, it has been expanded to a two-day event, on Saturday and Sunday, April 15-16, with four panels. Panel I: April 15, 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. CET: The Growing Danger of World War III Underlines the Necessity […]